<p>Five teenage boys drowned in a lake in Botad town of Gujarat on Saturday in a bid to save one another, police said.</p>.<p>A police officer said two boys were swimming in the Krishna Sagar lake in the afternoon when they started drowning.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/youth-drowns-during-post-death-ritual-in-himachal-1218406.html" target="_blank">Youth drowns during post-death ritual in Himachal</a></strong></p>.<p>"Three other boys present at the spot jumped into the water to save the two but all of them drowned," said Superintendent of Police Kishor Baloliya.</p>.<p>He said the police received information about the incident at around 4:30 pm.</p>.<p>"A rescue team was rushed to the spot and five bodies were fished out after a 45-minute rescue operation," said Fire Brigade officer Kuldeepsinh Dodiya.</p>.<p>All the victims, aged between 13 years and 17 years, were residents of the same locality, police added.</p>
<p>Five teenage boys drowned in a lake in Botad town of Gujarat on Saturday in a bid to save one another, police said.</p>.<p>A police officer said two boys were swimming in the Krishna Sagar lake in the afternoon when they started drowning.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/youth-drowns-during-post-death-ritual-in-himachal-1218406.html" target="_blank">Youth drowns during post-death ritual in Himachal</a></strong></p>.<p>"Three other boys present at the spot jumped into the water to save the two but all of them drowned," said Superintendent of Police Kishor Baloliya.</p>.<p>He said the police received information about the incident at around 4:30 pm.</p>.<p>"A rescue team was rushed to the spot and five bodies were fished out after a 45-minute rescue operation," said Fire Brigade officer Kuldeepsinh Dodiya.</p>.<p>All the victims, aged between 13 years and 17 years, were residents of the same locality, police added.</p>