Hyderabad, June 8 -- A tragic incident occurred on Saturday evening at the Medigadda barrage in Mahadevpur mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Telangana, where six teenagers went missing and are feared drowned in the Godavari River.

The group, all under 20 years old, had travelled to the river after attending a family wedding in Ambatipalli village.

They were joined by relatives from both Ambatipalli and Korlakunta villages, making up a party of eight accompanied by a middle-aged man, Patti Venkataswami.

The incident unfolded when the teenagers entered the river for a swim around 5:30 pm. According to officials, the boys were swept away by a sudden strong current.

The missing have been identified as Patti Madhusudhan, aged 18, P...