Badchana: A teenage girl went missing today while taking a bath in a swollen river near Niali village under Badchana block of Jajpur district.

The girl has been identified as Sasmita Parida, who hails from the village of Barapada panchayat.

According to a police source, the girl had gone to the river along with her elder sister-in-law. The girl slipped deep into water due to current of the surging river. She lost control and was swept away.

Sasmita’s sister-in-law tried to catch hold of the girl but to no avail.

On being informed by some locals, a joint team of local fire services personnel and Odisha disaster rapid action force (ODRAF) reached the spot and launched a frantic search to trace Sasmita out.

However, the search operation was underway as the girl was not found till the filing of this report.