A car plunged into a lake in Vadodara’s Gorwa in the wee hours of Saturday, with two friends inside returning from a birthday party. Unfortunately, one of the friends drowned, while one survived.

The locals late at night gathered near the scene immediately after the incident and the fire brigade was called to initiate the rescue. Out of two people in the car, one managed to survive, while another could not be saved.

The incident took place around 12.30 am, and the passersby reportedly said that the car was overspeeding and lost control before plunging into the lake.

The deceased was identified as 23-year-old Ketan Prajapati, while the survivor was identified as 20-year-old Neeraj Bharvad, both from the Lakshmipura area of the city.

According to reports, Neeraj and others had tried to pull Ketan out using a bamboo, before the fire brigade arrived. The car sank slowly into the lake with people gathered around it, but Ketan could not be saved.

The fire brigade personnel looked for the body of Ketan for over one and a half hours in the cold lake waters, but could not recover it.

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