Keonjhar: In a tragic incident, a youth went missing after being swept away in the water at Gundichaghai waterfall in Banachakulia village of Odisha’s Keonjhar district on Sunday.
The victim, identified as Satyaprakash Mahant of Badasialimal village under Harichandanpur block, was working as an ambulance driver in Paradip.
During a visit to the waterfall with some friends and colleagues, he reportedly slipped into the deep water while bathing. Despite efforts by locals, Satyaprakash remained untraceable.
On being informed, a fire service team rushed to the site and launched a search operations to trace the missing youth.
This is the second such incident in a month. A youth from Soro area of Balasore district also went missing in a similar incident recently.
