The three persons died late last night when their boat capsized in Ranikor river at Ranikor, about 150-km south of Shillong near Indo-Bangla border, during the ongoing annual Beach Festival, police said, adding that two men swam to safety.
The bodies were fished out this afternoon, they said.
The Ranikor river bank at the foot of the West Khasi Hills is a hotspot for adventure tourism.
As the two-day beach festival began yesterday, many visitors thronged the place for boat races, kite flying, beach volleyball and swimming. Shillong , Jan 13 Three persons were drowned in a river during a festival on the sandy bank of it in Meghalaya, police said today.
The three persons died late last night when their boat capsized in Ranikor river at Ranikor, about 150-km south of Shillong near Indo-Bangla border, during the ongoing annual Beach Festival, police said, adding that two men swam to safety.
The bodies were fished out this afternoon, they said.
The Ranikor river bank at the foot of the West Khasi Hills is a hotspot for adventure tourism.
As the two-day beach festival began yesterday, many visitors thronged the place for boat races, kite flying, beach volleyball and swimming.
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