Jaisalmer: Two cousins were killed after they got trapped in quicksand while bathing in a farm pond in Chundhi village in Jaisalmer Monday.The deceased have been identified as Surendra (17) and Virendra (16). Assistant sub-inspector Mukesh Beera of Sadar Thana police said the cousins went to bathe in a water tank built on their farm along with two other brothers, Mukesh and Ravi. While all four were bathing, Surendra and Virendra moved into the deeper section of the tank where they began sinking into the swamp formed by accumulated mud and silt, he said. When Mukesh and Ravi saw their brothers drowning, they tried to save them but could not pull them out. Mukesh then ran to the village to inform the family. Villagers and family members rushed to the tank, and after considerable effort Surendra was pulled out and taken to Jawahar Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The civil defence team also reached the spot after receiving information about the incident. Virendra was not visible on the water’s surface as he sank completely into the deep swamp. Villagers broke one side of the tank wall, and as the water flow reduced, Virendra’s body was recovered. Family members took him to the hospital, but doctors declared him dead. Family members refused post-mortem on both bodies, after which police completed the paperwork and handed over the bodies to the family.
