Patna, May 28: At least three persons died and four others went missing after a boat capsized in Bihar’s Samastipur district on Thursday morning, officials said.
The incident took place around 5.45 am when they were returning from Sultanpur Diara in Mohiuddinnagar block of the district.
The boat carrying 14 people capsized due to strong winds, Patna DM SM Thiyagarajan said.
Teams from Samastipur and Patna district administrations are jointly carrying out rescue operations, he added.
“Through the joint efforts of local divers, NDRF and SDRF teams, three bodies have been recovered so far. Search and rescue operations are underway to locate and recover the bodies of the remaining four missing individuals,” Barh SDPO-1 Ram Krishna said.
He informed that the boat was a small dinghy whose motor had reportedly malfunctioned and stopped working properly, after which it overturned amid strong winds.
The identities of the deceased are yet to be ascertained. (PTI)
