Two Indian drowned in a river on the NSW Mid North Coast during the Australia Day long weekend.Sachin Khillan and Sahil Batra, both in their 30s, were visiting the Never Never River at John Locke Place in Gleniffer, near Bellingen, with their partners when the incident occurred about 6.45pm on Sunday.According to family, they had only stepped into shallow water when a sudden and powerful current swept the men away.Emergency services were called to the scene, but both men could not be revived after being pulled from the river. Sachin’s fiancée was injured while attempting to help and was taken to Coffs Harbour Health Campus, where she remains in a serious condition.A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to raise $200,000 to cover funeral and repatriation expenses and provide financial support to the grieving families. The fundraiser had raised more than $125,000 by Thursday morning, drawing support from both Australian and Indian communities.


