Baramulla, July 14 -- A 13-year-old boy drowned to death while two others are feared dead after they slipped into a canal in Baramulla district, north Kashmir, on Sunday, officials said.

The incident occurred in the Gantmulla area when four members of a family - two adults and two teenagers - started drowning after one of them accidentally slipped into the canal of the Lower Jhelum Hydroelectric Project, they said.

The remaining three jumped in to save the person but were also swept away by the fast-moving water.

"It all started when one of them leaned in to wash his hands and lost balance. As he screamed, the others rushed in to rescue, but the strong current was too much," said a local resident present at the scene.

The body of Ibra...