India News | Odisha: Boat Capsizes in Chilika Lake Due to Heavy Westerly Winds; 11 Saved, One Missing
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A boat carrying 12 persons, including nine tourists from Balasore, two small shopkeepers and a boatman, sank in Chilika lake in the Khurda district in Odisha due to heavy westerly winds, said District Magistrate Sangramjeet Mohapatra.
Khurda (Odisha) [India], May 6 (ANI): A boat carrying 12 persons, including nine tourists from Balasore, two small shopkeepers and a boatman, sank in Chilika lake in the Khurda district in Odisha due to heavy westerly winds, said District Magistrate Sangramjeet Mohapatra.
Police were able to rescue 11 persons, while a 60-year-shopkeeper is still missing, added the Khurda DM.
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"All nine tourists have been taken to the Balugaoun hospital for treatment. The missing person is a small shopkeeper from the Chilika area. Five teams started the rescue of one missing person," DM told ANI. (ANI)
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