Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Ambulance Fails to Reach Odisha Village After Boy Drowns
A young boy in an Odisha village fell into a pond and drowned.
His family pulled him out of the water and called an ambulance.
The ambulance could not get to the village because a nearby bridge had been washed away.
The boy’s mother carried him part of the way.
Other people placed him on a cot and carried him toward the ambulance.
He was taken to a hospital.
Doctors said he had already died when he arrived.
The incident raised concerns about damaged roads and access to emergency medical care.
A minor boy reportedly drowned in a pond in Gundiabhadi Sahi, Odisha’s Keonjhar district, on Wednesday.
The boy had gone to the pond to attend nature’s call when he slipped and fell into the water.
Family members pulled him out and called an ambulance for transport to a nearby hospital.
The ambulance reportedly could not reach the village because a bridge over a nearby canal had been washed away.
The boy’s mother and others carried him toward the ambulance, but doctors later declared him brought dead.
- Who
- A minor boy, his mother, family members, ambulance personnel and hospital doctors were involved.
- What
- The boy drowned, and his family struggled to transport him to a hospital after an ambulance could not reach the village.
- When
- The incident was reported on Wednesday.
- Where
- Gundiabhadi Sahi under Patana police station limits in Keonjhar district, Odisha.
- Why
- The ambulance reportedly could not reach the village because a bridge over a nearby canal had been washed away.
- Location
- Gundiabhadi Sahi, Keonjhar district, Odisha
- Police jurisdiction
- Patana police station limits
- Victim
- A minor boy
- Incident
- The boy reportedly slipped into a pond and drowned
- Emergency obstacle
- A washed-away canal bridge blocked the ambulance
- Transport effort
- The boy was carried by his mother and later on a cot
- Hospital outcome
- Doctors declared him brought dead
- Official response
- No immediate response was available from the concerned government hospital officials or block administration