Odisha: Body of 2nd youth recovered from Koel river in Sundargarh
While body of Nitesh was recovered on Monday, that of Aniket was retreived from the water body today following continuous search operations.
Rourkela: A day after body of one of the two youths, who reportedly drowned while taking a bath in Koel river in Odisha’s Sundargarh district, was recovered, police and fire services personnel fished out the body of the other boy on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Nitesh Mahato (21) and Aniket Bodra (19), both first year students of Budhubir ITI Rourkela.
While body of Nitesh was recovered on Monday, that of Aniket was retreived from the water body today following continuous search operations.
As per reports, a group of eight students including Nitesh and Aniket from Bandhamundar area went to Mitkundri spot near Koel river for a picnic on Monday. Three or four of them went to take a bath in the river but Aniket slipped and drowned. In an attempt to save him, Nitesh too jumped into the river but he stepped into a quicksand and was dragged away by the water current.
Jhirpani police on getting information reached the spot with fire personnel and started rescue operation. After a while, Nitesh’s body was recovered while Aniket was still missing.
On Tuesday, body of Aniket was recovered. Both bodies have been sent for postmortem. Further investigation is underway, police said.
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