Boy drowns in Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh

A 15-year-old boy drowned in the Krishna river after he went to swim, police said today.

The incident occurred yesterday when M Sriram, a class 10th student and native of Kodavatikallu village, had gone to the river with his friends to have a swim, a police official attached with Chandarlapadu police said.

He drowned in the river. His friends tried to save him, but he washed away in the water. A search operation was initiated yesterday and his body was found this morning, he said.

The body has been sent for post mortem and a case has been registered in this regard, police said.