New Delhi:Bodies of eight of the 17 people who were feared drowned in a boat capsize two days ago were fished out in Fatehpur district on Saturday, police said. Three bodies had already been recovered taking the confirmed death toll to 11. The tragedy occurred in Yamuna river in Banda district’s Samgara village on Thursday.
“Total of 17 people have been recovered who are completely fine, 11 bodies have been recovered, 3 bodies on the first day of the incident while 8 bodies have been recovered today and at least 4 people are feared still missing. Most of the dead bodies have been recovered from the area of 'Yadav Ghat Pull', which is a downstream area, we are conducting a massive rescue operation with the help of the National Disaster Response Force team, a State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), and Pradeshik Armed Constabulary and the Jal police," said SP Banda Abhinandan.
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