2 minor children drown in Urmil Dam

Kanpur: The bodies of two children, aged eight and ten, were found floating in the water of Urmil Dam on Friday morning, police said.The children had gone to bathe in the submergence zone of Urmil Dam in Mahoba district on late Thursday, and had reportedly drowned.The family informed the police, which reached the site but could not locate the children.On Friday morning, the bodies of both were found floating in the water.Upon receiving information about the recovery of the bodies, police area officer, Charkhari Deepak Dubey reached the site.In-charge station head, Vijay Bahadur Singh said that the bodies have been sent for post-mortem, and further investigation is underway.