Visakhapatnam: Six persons drowned in two separate incidents in north Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.

In the first incident, three boys drowned in the Jhanjhavathi rubber dam in Parvathipuram Manyam district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.

The accident occurred when the boys were taking a bath in the dam across the Jhanjhavathi River in Komarada mandal. Sharat, Govind Naidu and Pradeep, all belonging to Sivini village in the same district, had gone to the dam along with their relatives.

According to eyewitnesses, one boy was drowning while taking the bath. Two others tried to rescue him but in the process all three were washed away.

On receipt of the information, police rushed to the dam and launched a search with the help of expert swimmers. Meanwhile, in another incident, a person died and t

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