Rourkela: An NIT-Rourkela staff, who had gone missing after drowning in a waterfall two days ago, was found dead today.

Rourkela ODRAF team and Gurundia firefighters recovered the body identified as Jay Krushna Sahoo two days after the incident.

The Gurundia police sent the body to Bonai Sub-Divisional Hospital for post-mortem.

According to reports, four persons including Jay Krusha, an employee of NIT-Rourkela and resident of Balita village under Barkot PS in Deogarh, had visited Badalgiri waterfall at Gurundia in Sundargarh district of Odisha on Sunday. While taking shower, his leg slipped off and fell into deep water.

His associates tried to search him in the water but went in vain. They informed the police following which a team of ODRAF and fire services had launched search operation in the water.