Bhubaneswar: In a tragic incident, a grandfather and his grandson drowned in a pond at Maliarua village under Sabarang police station in Bhadrak district on Wednesday.
The deceased were identified as Dayanidhi Barik and his 5-year-old grandson Sai Shubham Barik.According to reports, Sai Shubham accidentally fell into the pond while playing. His grandfather drowned while trying to save him.
Locals searched for them but failed to rescue. They later called fishermen of the village, who rescued both by casting a net and rushed them to Bhadrak District Headquarters Hospital, where doctors declared them dead.
