Berhampur: Over 30 people had a close shave after their boat developed snag in Chilika lake on Friday.
The boat, carrying over 30 passengers and around 15 two-wheelers, had left Janhikuda for Satpada early Friday morning.
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After travelling about 1.5 km, the boat’s engine seized and it got stuck.
After some passengers recorded videos and posted them on social media, police and fire personnel mounted a rescue operation. None of the passengers had life jackets.
On April 6, in a similar incident, a boat had got stuck in the lake. On May 6, another boat with 11 people capsized. Ten of them were rescued, while one drowned.
