Bhubaneswar: A private motorboat with 12 passengers onboard capsized while it was on its way from Kalijai island to Barkul. One of them remains missing while, 11 passengers have been rescued, reports stated.
The incident took place when a group of tourists from Remuna in Balasore were returning from after Kalijai darshan to the mainland. The boat was caught in a heavy storm triggered by the nor’wester (Kal Baisakhi) today afternoon.
The passengers could be saved because all of them were wearing life jackets. The people rescued were rushed to Balugaon community health centre (CHC), while search operation is on to trace the missing person.
