12 members of family drown in Ayodhya's Saryu river, rescue operation on

Atleast 12 persons of a 15-member family reportedly drowned while bathing in Ayodhya's Saryu river at Guptar Ghat, rescue work operation are in progress.

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New Delhi: As many as 12 members of a family reportedly drowned while bathing in Ayodhya's Saryu river at Guptar Ghat on Friday, July 9. The local administration said that the people slipped into deep water and were washed away by the strong river currents. As per the police, divers are at the spot carrying out rescue work. 

Fifteen members of the family from Agra were visiting Ayodhya Dham, tragedy struck when they were taking a dip in the Saryu river at Guptar Ghat and 12 persons including women and children drowned in the river.

The accident happened when the family was taking a bath at the extreme end of Guptar Ghat. A search and rescue operation is ongoing and it claimed to have recovered bodies of six and are searching for others who have gone missing.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed senior officials to reach the spot and rescue the people as soon as possible after receiving information about the incident. There is a huge police gathering at Guptar Ghat and the NDRF team can also be called if needed.