Two people, including woman missing after boat capsizes in Belan river

According to SP Deepender Nath Chaudhary, the boat carrying 29 people capsized in the river.


PTI | Updated: 08-09-2018 00:10 IST | Created: 08-09-2018 00:02 IST
Two people, including woman missing after boat capsizes in Belan river
As the river was in spate, the water was swirling, making the boat movement unstable, SP said. (Image Credit: Twitter)
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Two people, including a woman, went missing after a boat capsized in the Belan river here Friday, an official said.

According to SP Deepender Nath Chaudhary, the boat carrying 29 people capsized in the river. Twenty-seven people were rescued and two were still missing.

As the river was in spate, the water was swirling, making the boat movement unstable, he said.

A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was rushed to the spot to find the missing people, he added.

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