Allahbad:
Two pilgrims from Maharashtra, including a woman, on Friday drowned as a boat ferrying over a dozen people capsized in Sangam here.
The incident took place in the evening when 14 pilgrims from Maharashtra hired a boat to take a dip in the holy Sangam, police said.
The ill-fated boat overturned midstream and pilgrims fell into the deep waters, they said.
Professional divers succeeded in rescuing all but one of the tourists.
Another pilgrim died while being taken to a hospital, police said.