Bhubaneswar, March 22 -- In separate incidents, at least six people, including a minor were drowned while bathing post Holi celebrations in Odisha.

A Class X student drowned in Kathajodi river where he had gone to bathe after playing Holi. He was rescued by locals and admitted to SCM Medical College in a critical condition, but later succumbed.

The 15-year-old victim has been identified as Satish Sahu of Gopalpur area of Cuttack. He has appeared for matric examination this year.

In another Holi tragedy, a youth met watery grave after falling into Sitakunda waterfall of Similipal in Mayurbhanj district. The deceased, Akshay Sharma (in his early twenties) and three of his friends had come to the waterfall on a picnic from Balasore.

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