THIS is the moment three men accidentally recorded themselves drowning after setting up a camera to film themselves swimming.

Friends Chetan Khatik, 28, Sudarshan Chandel, 22, and Radheyshyam Khatik, 27, were on a biking trip in India when they stopped at a pond for a dip.

After setting up their phone to record the moment, the three men can be seen laughing and jumping around near the edge in shallower water.

But when one of them accidentally strays into deeper water, the clip shows the other two trying to rescue him.

Their bodies were recovered a day later.

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