India, May 10 -- Two children, siblings aged 7 and 9, drowned in Panyor river in Mengio circle in Arunachal Pradesh's Papum Pare district, police said on Saturday.

The deceased, identified as Gollo Yayung, a 9-year-old girl, and her younger brother Gollo Kojum, aged 7, originally from Nargang village, were living in Sakiang.

The siblings, along with another boy, had gone to the confluence of Panyor river and the Pakki stream about 4 kilometres from their village without informing their elders on May 9.

"While the third child managed to survive, the siblings were swept away by strong river currents," Sagalee police station sub-inspector Tam Talam said.

Talam said the police were informed about the incident at 10am on Saturday, but coul...