New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- A 20-year-old man is feared to have drowned in the Yamuna River after he slipped in the canal while trying to immerse an idol in the water and was carried off by currents, police said on Sunday, adding that a large-scale search and rescue operation, ongoing for nearly 24 hours, has failed to locate his body.

Police have identified the victim as Vikas Kumar, a resident of sector 5, Harola area, Noida. The incident took place at Yamuna Khadar on Saturday a little after 7 pm.

Teams of the National Disaster Relief Force, fire services,Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) reached the incident site to begin rescue operations by 8 pm.

At least four boats and 14 trained divers have been deployed since last n...