Ananadapur/Ghasipura: In a shocking incident, a student got swept away in river Baitarani while taking a selfie at a barrage ghat in Ananadapur area of Keonjhar district Sunday.
According to reports, three students of Cuttack-based BOSE Engineering College – Bailochan Samal (20) of Jajpur Town, Bibhu Prasad Behera (21) of Dhenkanal and Bipu Pradananda Pradhan (18) of Ghashipura – had gone to the Baitarani barrage to have a bath.
Bailochan was taking a selfie at a place where the current was strong in the river. He accidentally slipped and was drawn by the current.
Firefighters swung into a search operation that continued for four hours, but could not trace the student by the time this report was filed.
PNN