Dhenkanal: In a tragic incident, an 11-year-old girl got drowned in a pond near her home at Siaria village under Sadar police limits in Dhenkanal district today.
The deceased has been identified as Suchismita Behera.
According to reports, Suchismita had gone to a pond near her house for a wash. As she did not return home, her family members searched for her. Upon not finding her they suspected her to have drowned in the pond and informed the Fire Service.
Fire Service recovered Suchismita’s body from the pond. Suchismita was rushed to the district headquarters hospital here where she was declared dead by the doctors.
