12-year-old drowns while trying to save three siblings

BERHAMPUR: A 12-year-old girl died while attempting to save her three siblings from drowning in the village pond at Chikili village within Khallikote police limits on Thursday.

The deceased is Jelina Pradhan. Sources said Jelina along with her sisters Selina (10), Elina (8) and Srihari (9) had gone to the village pond for bathing when the trio slipped deeper into the water body.

Hearing their screams, Jelina jumped to their rescue and with much difficulty managed to bring them out in an unconscious state. Locals had gathered at the spot by that time but none remembered to rescue Jelina.