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2 dead, several missing in boat mishap

By Rajumoni gogoi

DULIAJAN, April 29 � In a tragic incident, two school-going girls died in a boat mishap in river Buri Dihing at Bamungaon Balighat, 6 km from Duliajan.

According to information available, a small boat carrying 18-19 students studying in schools in Naharkatia and other areas were returning home at Bamungaon area under Duliajan PS when their boat turned turtle in the mid of the overflowing river.

Six boys and four girls managed to swam across and miraculously a nine-month-old baby also survived. Two bodies were recovered till the filling of this report and the deceased are identified as Anima Das(Class 9) and Bharati Das (Class 5) while others are still missing.

As darkness descended rescue activities have to be abandoned. But local administration is said to be arranging for generators and big boats to continue the rescue operation at night.

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