Two siblings drowned in Jhelum river in Sopore town of north Kashmir on Thursday, police said.
An official said that the duo was sitting on the banks near Jamia Masjid when five-year-old Falak Majeed slipped into the river.
Her brother, Rashid Majeed, 12, jumped into the river to save her, but drowned too, said the official.
The administration, police, navy launched a rescue operation with the help of locals.
The bodies were yet to be retrieved at the time of filing of this report.