2 VIMSAR MBBS students drown in Sambalpur Waterfall flood
Sambalpur: In a tragic incident, 2 MBBS students of Odisha's VIMSAR lost their lives after being swept away by a sudden flash flood at the Deojharan waterfall recently.
Speaking to PTI, the police informed that the two final-year MBBS students of a college drowned at the Deojharan waterfall in Odisha's Sambalpur district after a flash flood in the stream swept them away on Saturday.
The two students of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla, were identified as a native of Rajasthan, and another from New Delhi, an officer said.
According to Jujomura Police Station inspector-in-charge Sanjay Rout, a group of six students had gone to the popular waterfall site for an outing, and the two were swept away in a flash flood in the stream due to a sudden downpour on the hilltop.
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Other students of the group and several tourists immediately alerted the fire service and police personnel there.
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