Archive · 6 Nov 2025
Body of 5-Year-Old Girl Recovered After Boat Capsized in Ghaghra River
A boat carrying 22 people accidentally tipped over in a river on October 29.
Sadly, five people have died as a result of this accident.
One of the victims was a little girl named Komal, whose body was found after she was missing.
Her family identified her.
Some people were saved, but others are still missing, and rescuers are searching for them.
The bodies of others who drowned have also been found in the river days after the accident.
The body of a five-year-old girl, Komal, was recovered from the Ghaghra River.
The girl was feared drowned after a boat carrying 22 passengers capsized on October 29 in the Katarniaghat forest area.
A total of five people have died in the incident, with four individuals still missing.
The boat capsized in the Kaudiyala River near Bharthapur village; 13 people were rescued.
Recovered bodies include the 50-year-old boatman, a female passenger named Suman, an 11-year-old boy named Shivam, and the five-year-old girl.
- Who
- A five-year-old girl named Komal, along with 21 other passengers and a boatman.
- What
- A boat carrying 22 people capsized, leading to the recovery of five bodies, including the girl's, and four people still missing.
- When
- The boat capsized on October 29; the girl's body was found on Tuesday (November 7th or earlier), and other bodies were recovered on November 2nd and 4th.
- Where
- The boat capsized in the Kaudiyala River near Bharthapur village, and the girl's body was found in the Ghaghra River near the Lakhimpur border, specifically near Bokariha village in Lakhimpur Kheri district.
- Why
- The cause of the boat capsize is not explicitly stated in the provided text.
- Date of Incident
- October 29
- Location
- Kaudiyala River, near Bharthapur village, Katarniaghat forest area
- River
- Ghaghra River (Kaudiyala River merges with Ghaghra)
- Total Fatalities
- 5
- Missing Persons
- 4
- Rescued Persons
- 13