Staff Reporter
DIMAPUR, DECEMBER 12
THREE youth, including two teenage sisters, drowned at Zubza river, near Niuland on the outskirts of Dimapur, Thursday afternoon. They were part of a group of youth who had gone for picnic at the riverside. Sources identified the victims as 16-year-old Vinoli Zhimomi, 13-year-old Kiboli Zhimomi, both students of Holy Cross Higher Secondary School, and 23-year-old Totukha Assumi. All the victims were residents of Mt. View Colony, Purana Bazaar, Dimapur.
Sources said the incident occurred when the boy and the younger sister dived into the water to rescue the elder sister, Vinoli Zhimomi, who was drowning. In their attempt to save her life, the duo rescuers also ended up losing their own.
The bodies of all three victims were recovered with help from other picnic groups in the same area.
