In a tragic incident, four teenagers of a family drowned in a river in Bihar’s Gopalganj district on Monday morning.

The mishap occurred around 7:30 a.m. at Jadavpur village, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Baikunthpur police station.

The Circle Officer of Baikunthpur, Gautam Kumar Singh, confirming the incident, said that a rescue operation is currently underway to recover the bodies.

“As soon as we received information about the mishap, we arrived with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to conduct the rescue operation. The teenagers are currently missing and are suspected to have drowned,” he stated.