Penukonda (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 16 Five women drowned in Gollapalli Reservoir in Sri Sathya Sai district on Friday after entering deep waters while swimming, a police official said.
Penukonda Sub-Divisional Police Officer Shiva Prasad said the women were residents of Darghapeta village in Penukonda mandal.
“On October 16 at about 1 pm, five women belonging to Darghapeta village, Penukonda mandal, went to Gollapalli Reservoir, which falls within KIA police station limits, for swimming…and drowned,” Prasad told PTI.
The women reportedly ventured into deep waters without assessing the depth, he added.
(PTI News)
