BAHAWALPUR: A class 10 student went missing into the Fordwah Canal on Friday.

Rescue 1122 divers are trying to find Salma Javed, 18, of Basti Kaloki Jhaal.

She lef t home along with her younger brother around 9am to fetch water from a nearby filtration plant. When the girl arrived at the canal bridge, she jumped into the canal.

Rescue 1122 started a search operation, which will continue on Saturday (today).

According to locals, the girl was disheartened at her `poor` marks in the matriculation exams.