A man drowned Sunday in a pond at Chikhaldara, a famous tourist destination in Amravati district of Maharashtra, while his friend has been missing, police said.
The deceased is identified as Mangesh Thakre (23), who along with his friend Pranay Goswami (25), was part of a group of nine picnickers that was visiting the spot, a police official said.
Prima facie, the incident occurred because the duo did not know how to swim.
While the body of Thakre has been fished out of the pond Goswami is missing.
Goswami and Thakre were working in MIHAN project in Nagpur.
Chilkhaldara police have registered a case of accidental death and further investigation is underway.