A tourist drowned while bathing in the new mouth of Chilika this afternoon. The fire brigade rescued the body and brought it to the shore. The Brahmagiri police reached and seized the body.
A tourist drowned while bathing in the new mouth of Chilika this afternoon. The fire brigade rescued the body and brought it to the shore. The Brahmagiri police reached and seized the body. According to reports, 15 employees of a private company from Bhubaneswar had come to visit Chilika today.
They all went to visit the new mouth of Chilika-Sea confluence point in two boats from Baghamunda Jetty. While bathing in the mouth, a tourist named Kushagra Divya from Jharkhand was swept away in the mouth stream. The Brahmagiri Fire Brigade was informed about the incident. The Fire Brigade reached the spot, searched the area and recovered the body. Now, the Brahmagiri Police has reached the spot, recovered the body and is continuing the investigation.
