Tag: Drowning Deaths

At least four people on average lose their lives due to drowning each day in Odisha.

According to sources, three students from Aeronautical Institute in Kolkata who had come to Bhubaneswar to appear an examination were bathing in the sea near the Lighthouse when they were swept away by a high tide.

Berhampur: After an intense rescue operation that lasted for nearly 73 hours, ODRAF, police and fire services team on Sunday recovered the bodies of A Lokesh Patra and D Hitesh Patra who were missing after drowning in Gopalpur sea on Friday. According to reports, three youths- T. Sidharth Patra, A Lokesh and D Hitesh had […]

Koraput: A pall of gloom descended on Lamtaput area of Koraput district after four kids including two siblings died while taking bath in Kolab Reservoir here on Monday. The children, all in the age group below nine years, are residents of Parjakhudbi village here, informed Lamtaput Medical Officer Manas Dhal. The bodies were fished out […]

Paradip: At least three students of Kendriya Vidayalaya in Paradip drowned in sea today during a cleaning programme on the beach here. The programme was initiated to mark the Swachh Bharat Diwas on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. As per latest information, two students have been rescued in critical condition while […]

Attempting to click a selfie proved too costly for two youths at a reservoir in Kansbahal near the Steel City here on Sunday.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha records nearly 2 deaths due to drowning, which  has been categorised as the third-highest contributor to natural accidental deaths in Odisha. As per the data available with the State Relief Commissioner (SRC), Odisha had witnessed nearly 843 drowning deaths in 2018-19.  The data shows during the period of 2016-19, Odisha had recorded nearly […]