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Three Drown After Boat Capsizes In Assam Wetland
Three people were traveling in a small boat across a wetland in Assam.
They were going to a nearby place to graze their cattle.
The boat capsized while they were crossing.
Police said the water was high, and all three people drowned.
The victims were Padma Dutta, his nephew Mridusmin Dutta, and Ajit Dutta.
They were all from Debolia village.
Their bodies were sent to a hospital for post-mortem examinations.
Three people drowned when their boat capsized in a wetland in Assam's Lakhimpur district on Sunday.
The victims were residents of Debolia village in the Ghilamara area.
They were crossing Merbil to reach nearby Gosaibari to graze their cattle.
Police said the boat capsized and high water levels contributed to the drownings.
The victims were identified as Padma Dutta, 45, Mridusmin Dutta, 11, and Ajit Dutta, 22.
- Who
- Padma Dutta, Mridusmin Dutta, and Ajit Dutta, residents of Debolia village.
- What
- Three people drowned after their small boat capsized.
- Where
- Merbil wetland, in Lakhimpur district, Assam.
- When
- Sunday; no date was specified.
- Why
- They were crossing to Gosaibari to graze cattle; police said high water levels contributed to the drownings.
Key facts
- Fatalities
- Three
- Victims
- Padma Dutta (45), Mridusmin Dutta (11), and Ajit Dutta (22)
- Village
- Debolia
- Area
- Ghilamara, Lakhimpur district, Assam
- Destination
- Gosaibari, where they planned to graze cattle
- After the incident
- The bodies were sent to North Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem examination.
Sources
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