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Country boat capsizes in Hooghly; all five aboard swim to safety

Five people swim their way to safety after a country boat carrying them capsizes in Hooghly river in West Bengal on Saturday. The boat, reportedly, capsized after getting caught in a high tide.

Country boat capsizes in Hooghly; all four aboard swim to safety
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Published : Aug 3, 2019, 6:25 PM IST

Updated : Aug 3, 2019, 8:33 PM IST

West Bengal: A country boat carrying stone chips capsized in Hooghly river in West Bengal on Saturday. All five men aboard the boat, including the steersman, swam to safety.

Country boat capsizes in Hooghly; all five aboard swim to safety

However, one of the five men has, reportedly, suffered injuries while swimming their way to the shore.

The boat, reportedly, capsized after getting caught in a high tide.

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West Bengal: A country boat carrying stone chips capsized in Hooghly river in West Bengal on Saturday. All five men aboard the boat, including the steersman, swam to safety.

Country boat capsizes in Hooghly; all five aboard swim to safety

However, one of the five men has, reportedly, suffered injuries while swimming their way to the shore.

The boat, reportedly, capsized after getting caught in a high tide.

Also read: Mamata declares rural Bengal open defecation free

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Boat carrying stone chips capsized in Hoogly. Four of the five men on board escaped as they swam to shore. Visual of boat going down in vernacular in.





Boat carrying stone chips capsized in Hoogly. The incident took place in the River confluence of Mundeswari and Rupnarayan rivers in Panshuli of Khanakul Hooghly. The boat sank due to a sudden tide along the rivers. All the four including steersman in the boat swam to shore to reach safety. One of them were injured in the process.  




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