India News | Toll in Odisha Boat Capsize Rises to 7 with Recovery of 5 More Bodies

Bhubaneswar, Apr 20 (PTI) The toll in the boat capsize in Odisha's Jharsuguda district rose to seven with the recovery of five more bodies on Saturday, a senior official said.

Personnel of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and fire services, who launched a search operation immediately after the boat capsized on Friday evening, recovered five more bodies from the Mahanadi river, he said.

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"Five more bodies were recovered from the Hirakud reservoir of the river," the official said.

All deceased persons hailed from Kharseni area of neighbouring Chhattisgarh.

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The incident occurred when around 50 passengers hailing from the neighbouring state returned in the boat after visiting a temple in Patharseni Kuda in Odisha's Bargarh district. The boat capsized as it was about to reach Sarada Ghat in Rengali police station in Jharsuguda district, a police officer said.

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