India, Jan. 25 -- A 13-year-old girl fell into Wazirabad lake and drowned in Gurugram Sector 53 on Friday afternoon, police said on Saturday.

The victim was identified as Riya, also known as Parvati, who lived with her parents in Ghata village in Sector 56.

"The girl was playing near the lake with two friends between 1.30pm and 2pm when she lost her balance, slipped, fell into the lake and quickly drowned. The children raised the alarm had rushed to alert the elders. However, several minutes had passed by then. Locals reached the spot and when they could not find the girl, they informed the police at 3.30pm," said Sandeep Kumar, public relations officer of Gurugram police.

A police team arrived on the scene and rescued the girl within ...