Patna, May 17 || Three individuals, including a man and his son, were feared dead after being swept away by a strong current of water in the Son river in Bihar's Rohtas district on Saturday.
The incident occurred at Navara Ghat when they went to the river to bathe after a funeral.
The victims have been identified as Nageshwar Sharma (65), his son Ranjan Sharma (20) Ritesh Sharma, son of Satendra Sharma, all residents of Kajipur village.
Confirming the incident, Rohtas SP Roushan Kumar said that they had come to Navara Ghat to attend the funeral of Uday Sharma's mother.
After the last rites, the three entered the river to bathe but were swept away by a strong water current.
One individual is believed to have drowned first, and the other two were pulled in while trying to save him.
Eyewitnesses raised an alarm, prompting immediate action from those nearby. Local police, the Circle Officer, the Sub-Divisional Officer, and the Nauhatta police team soon arrived at the scene.