Kinnaur youth drowns in Bhagsunag waterfall

A 25-year-old youth hailing from Kinnaur district drowned in the Bhagsunag waterfall near McLeodganj on Thursday evening, the local police said here today. The deceased was identified as Hrithik Kumar (25), a resident of Barang village near Kalpa in Kinnaur district.

The police said that Hrithik had come to Dharamsala and McLeodganj along with his friend Shashank, also a resident of Barang village, on a leisure trip. The incident occurred when they were bathing in the waterfall and Hrithik reportedly ventured too far into the deep water though other people cautioned him. Unfortunately, he slipped and drowned in the waterfall.

A McLeodganj police station team led by SHO Deepak Kumar reached the site and initiated an investigation. The body was recovered and kept at the Zonal Hospital, Dharamsala, for a post-mortem examination to be conducted today.

The police recorded the statements of the witnesses and initiated inquest proceedings. Hrithik’s family was informed about the incident but it was yet to reach Dharamsala.