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2 forest guards feared drowned in river

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad

Two forest guards were feared drowned while another, along with a group of people, swam to safety after a boat ferrying them overturned in the Pranahita river in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district in Telangana on Sunday, police said.

A search is on for the missing guard, district superintendent of police M Malla Reddy told PTI here over the phone.

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The three forest guards from Telangana were returning from neighbouring Aheri town in Maharashtra when the incident happened, he said.

Telangana forest minister A Indrakaran Reddy enquired about the boat-capsize.

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First Published: Dec 01 2019 | 4:20 PM IST

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