The body of one of the three youths recovered from Pranhita in Asifabad

Adilabad: The body of one of the three youths who drowned in the Pranahita river on Saturday was recovered from Somini village in Bejur Mandal on Sunday. Police said Zahir’s body was recovered by expert divers from a submerged spot in the river. The body has been sent to the government hospital in Sirpur (T) town for post-mortem. Search operations are still on to find the bodies of Irshad and Moiz. Zahir, Irshad, Moiz and Qasim had gone to the river to take a bath at a picnic spot. When the three entered the river, Qasim was sitting on the bank. It is being said that the three drowned at a deep spot in the river on Saturday as they did not know how to swim. All three were from Bejur Mandal centre. Irshad and Moiz were cousins, while Zahir was their friend.