24-05-2025
Man, minor grandson drown in river
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Keonjhar: A birthday celebration turned tragic when a 62-year-old man and his nine-year-old grandson drowned in the Baitarani river in Keonjhar district's Silipada village while taking a bath before visiting a temple.
The deceased have been identified as Basudeba Mahanta and his grandson Divyanshu. The incident occurred when Mahanata took his two grandsons for bathing in the river as part of Divyanshu's birthday celebrations.
Locals claimed both grandsons were struggling to swim. Mahanta jumped into the waters to rescue them but was caught in the strong current and drowned. The elder grandson managed to swim to safety and was rescued by locals after getting stranded on a rock.
Divyanshu was rushed to the district headquarters hospital in a critical condition but was declared brought dead.
Bijay Krishna Mohapatra, sub-divisional police officer, Ghatagaon, said, "After post-mortem, the bodies were handed over to the family members."
Police have initiated an investigation into the incident.
Six drowning deaths have been reported in the district in the past one month. Two drowned at Chandangiri waterfall in Harichandanpur and two others at Kesharikund along the Baitarani in Champua.
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