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Boy drowns in J-K

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
A teenage boy drowned while another was rescued from a canal in Pulwama district of south Kashmir today, police said.

Aaqib Wani (17) and Shahid Ahmad (16), both residents of Shar Shali, went for a bath at a canal in the periphery of their village in Pampore, 16 kms from here, when they slipped into the deep waters, they said.

However, both of them were rescued and were rushed to hospital where Aaqib was declared dead on arrival by the doctors, police added.

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First Published: Jul 03 2013 | 7:10 PM IST

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