Three children drown in well in Madhya Pradesh's Satna

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Satna: Three boys drowned in a well in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district on Saturday afternoon, a police official said.

The incident took place in Rampurva village, Uchehara police station in charge Satish Mishra said.

'The bodies were found by a farmer. The children are in the 11-16 age group. It is suspected they died while trying to rescue the youngest in the group. Children from the area bathe in this well,' he said.