Manipur boat tragedy: Navy recovers remaining two bodies

Bodies of the two more persons who went missing on Wednesday were recovered by the Indian Navy divers on Friday. Three persons went reportedly missing at Mapithel Dam Reservoir in Imphal. Dead Body of one missing person was discovered on Wednesday.

Imphal: The Indian Navy's diving team recovered bodies of two remaining persons reported missing from a river near Imphal.

The three persons were reported missing at Mapithel Dam Reservoir.

The team recovered bodies of 21-year-old S Romen and 19-year-old N Rani on Friday, while the body of their elder sibling, 35-year-old S Rajiv was recovered on Wednesday and handed over to the district officials.

Later the diving team was to be airlifted by an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft and the personnel were supposed to be redeployed in the rescue and relief operations in West Bengal in the aftermath of Cyclone Fani, as per a statement issued by the Navy.

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