Two fishermen dead, one missing after boat capsizes in Nellore

In an earlier update issued in the morning, the Patna district administration said the incident took place around 5:45 am when 14 people from Bind Toli boarded the boat for Sultanpur Diara, where they regularly travelled for harvesting parwal and other farming activities. The administration had then confirmed that seven people were rescued, two bodies had been recovered and five persons were missing.

The administration stated that strong winds caused the boat to overturn near Sultanpur Diara in Samastipur district. Rescue operations were being carried out jointly by the district administrations of Patna and Samastipur.

Sub-divisional officer (SDO) of Barh, Garima Lohiya, said the mishap occurred after the boat’s engine failed midstream. “Two bodies had initially been recovered,” she said.