Nashik, April 8 Five people, including four children, died in separate incidents in Nashik district of Maharashtra over the past 24 hours, police said on Wednesday.
In the Parmori village of Dindori taluka, Sameer Gangode (14) and Yash Pagare (12) went into the Kadva river for a swim. They drowned because they didn't know how to swim, officials said.
A similar incident was reported in Kherwadi in Niphad taluka. The deceased, Rudra Jadhav (13) and Omkar Phatangade (13), had gone to Kherwadi to attend a religious event, according to police.
In another incident, Somnath Dambale (32) drowned in a farm lake in Redgaon Budruk village near Niphad while swimming, police said.
Police have registered cases of accidental deaths.