Prakasam: Lotus Flower Hunt Ends in Tragedy; Two Students Drown

Prakasam: Two Class VI students drowned in a pond while searching for lotus flowers in Uppugunduru village of Naguluppalapadu mandal in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district.

According to reports, the two boys had gone out to play on Monday morning. While playing near the pond, they entered the water in search of lotus flowers and accidentally drowned.

Locals who noticed one of the boys’ heads floating in the water immediately jumped into the pond and retrieved the bodies. However, both boys had died.

Police registered a case and launched an investigation into the incident.