Sundargarh: Body of a 18 year-old youth was recovered on Tuesday, almost 40 hours after he went missing while bathing in Ib river in Odisha’s Sundargarh district during a picnic trip to Kanakunda.
Fire Service personnel found the body of Satwik Kanjipati from Visakhapatnam floating 7 km away at Kusumura ghat, sources said.
The incident had taken place on October 13 when Satwik, his sister along with their uncle, Prasad Kanjipati, an employee with NTPC at Darlipali, who they were visiting for Puja holidays, and 15 other people went on a picnic. While others were busy making arrangements for the feast, Satwik along with some girls entered the Ib river for a bath, but slipped and was swept away.
Hearing screams, Prasad and others cried for help but failed to rescue him. Later, Fire Service personnel reached the spot and started a search operations which ended this morning with recovery of the body.
Meanwhile, Talsara police have reached the spot and seized the body for postmortem.
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday felicitated the medallists from state for their achievements at… Read More
Mumbai: After proposing Chum Darang on Valentine’s Day, ‘Bigg Boss’ winner Karan Veer Mehra is… Read More
Cuttack: Passengers of a Mo Bus had a narrow escape after the vehicle caught fire… Read More
Bhubaneswar: The big crowd at Kalinga Stadium had its money’s worth on Saturday evening as the… Read More
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the ‘Subhadra Shakti Mela’ in Bhubaneswar on… Read More
Mumbai: Celebrity couple Dhanashree Verma and Yuzvendra Chahal, who fell out of love and have… Read More
This website uses cookies.
