Bhubaneswar: Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and fire services teams Friday found the bodies of the four persons who had gone missing after their boat capsized in a river in Odisha’s Koraput district, police said.
Five persons including two women and three girls had gone missing after their boat capsized in Patali river in Nandapur Wednesday night, they added.
While the body of a woman was recovered Thursday, the bodies of the remaining four were found Friday, Nandapur SDPO Sanjay Kumar Mahapatra said.
The deceased were identified as Lal Mani Sisa (50), Sasirekha Arlab (35), Nabina Arlab (14), Puspanjali Arlab (5) and Kranti Sisa (8), all residents of Tansing village.
They were returning to their village in the boat after attending a family function at Badela village when it capsized, Mahapatra said.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has condoled the death of the five persons and announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased.
PTI