Shimla, Oct. 3 -- Three girls drowned -- two of them while trying to rescue their schoolmate -- in the Balh panchayat of the Bangana sub-division of Una last evening, police said today.
Reports said a school girl was washing her bag in a riverine area, but slipped into it. Her two friends who tried to save her also fell into the water body and drowned.
Those drowned were identified as Komal and Sakshi, daughters of Ajay Kumar, and Khushi, daughter of Manjeet Singh -- all residents of Balh, Tehsil Bangana, District Una.
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