“Five more bodies were recovered from the Hirakud river reservoir,” the official said.

Bhubaneswar:

The death toll from a boat capsize in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district has risen to seven as five more bodies were recovered today, a senior official said.

He said personnel from Odisha’s Disaster Rapid Action Force and fire department immediately launched a search operation after the boat capsized on Friday night and recovered five more bodies from the Mahanadi river.

“Five more bodies were recovered from the Hirakud river reservoir,” the official said.

All the deceased were from Karsoni district in neighboring Chhattisgarh state.

The incident took place when around 50 passengers from neighboring states were returning by boat after visiting a temple in Patasanikuda in Odisha’s Bargarh district.

A police officer said the boat capsized when it was about to reach Sarada Ghat, Lungali police station in Jharsuguda district.

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