Bhubaneswar: A day after a minor boy drowned while taking bath in Kuakhai river at Bankuala ghat under Balianta police limits on the outskirts of the state capital, a similar incident occurred on Sunday.
As per reports, a man of Rameswarpatna village under Lingaraj police limits had gone to Kuakhai with his son and another minor boy for a bath near Basuaghai ghat. After reaching the ghat he left behind the two boys and went to attend nature’s call.
Meanwhile, the two minor boys jumped into the river unaware of the depth. Soon, they screamed for help and some alert locals jumped into the river and rescued one of them.
A fire brigade team rushed to the spot and rescued the missing minor boy. He was rushed him to Capital Hospital where the doctors pronounced him brought dead.
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