A man from Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh drowned while bathing in the Yamuna river near Osho Ashram here on Saturday. Police gave this information.

Police identified the victim as Mrinal (19), resident of Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

According to Assistant Sub-Inspector Suresh Tomar, while bathing, Mrinal slipped and fell into the river and was swept away by its strong current.

SDRF personnel immediately pulled him out of the river in an unconscious state as he had not gone far, he said.

He was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him dead.