Bhubaneswar: A two-year-old girl died after she reportedly fell into a huge water vessel in Rairakhol area of Odisha’s Sambalpur district today.

The deceased has been identified as Nivedita, daughter of Vivekanand and Subhasmita Beura, of Dehurisahi under Rairakhol NAC.

The baby girl fell into the water vessel while playing inside their house in the morning. The incident took place when her father was working in their backyard and mother was busy in the kitchen. However, no one had any idea of the incident, sources said.

The couple launched a frantic search after they failed to trace the baby girl.

Later, the girl was rescued from the water vessel and rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.