Khordha: In a highly tragic incident, a man and his son reportedly died due to a lightning strike in Odisha's Chilika lake while the duo was fishing in the water body on Sunday night.

The deceased were identified as Bidhan Biswas (60) and his son Uttam Biswas (32). They were residents of Shanti Nagar in Balugaon area. The mishap took place around 11 pm when the two had gone to the lake in a small boat for the fishing activity.

Bidhan's wife Monali gave birth to a baby girl on the fateful night. However, the father-son duo couldn't hear the good news as the woman's telephone call to them didn't connect.

The Balugaon police have recovered the bodies for post-mortem and initiated an investigation into the incident. An unnatural death case has been registered by the police in this connection.