Two friends drowned in Rangamati's Kaptai Lake on Wednesday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Mahidur Rahman Muhit, 12 and Ahnaf Sadib Enam, 12.
Locals said they spotted two floating bodies on the lake water and rescued those. Later, they took them to Rangamati General Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared the duo dead.
The hospital medical officer Dr Tisha Chakma confirmed the matter.
It was learnt that none of the boys knew how to swim. They drowned while they were taking bath at the Amina Pahar area in Kaptai Lake in the afternoon.
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