Five women died after drowning in Gollapalli reservoir in Penukonda mandal, Sri Sathya Sai district, on Friday.
Gayatri, 50, from Dargapeta, had visited the reservoir with her daughter Ashwini and their friends and neighbours Pushpa, Haseena and Mahin. After lunch, the group entered the water for recreation but drowned. Local residents and family members later recovered their bodies.
Penukonda police reached the scene after being alerted and have begun an investigation.
Ashwini had recently married and was living in Bengaluru with her husband. She had returned to her maternal home for the Dasara holidays. The deaths have left her family and villagers devastated.
