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Woman Goes Missing After Jumping Into Mahanadi River In Odisha’s Sambalpur

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OB Bureau

Sambalpur: A young woman went missing after jumping into Mahanadi river in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Thursday.

According to sources, the woman jumped into the river from the Chounrpur bridge all of a sudden after reaching the site. She was swept away in the river due to strong flow of water.

After getting information, fire services personnel and police arrived at the spot and a search operation was launched to trace the woman, stated to be aged around 18 years.

Eyewitnesses said there were not many people near the site when the incident took place. Only two to three people were present and no one was in a position to prevent the woman from taking such step as it happened all of a sudden.

Fire services and police were immediately informed about the incident following which their teams reached the spot. Search operation is in progress and further details are awaited.

OB Bureau

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