Body of drowned teenager recovered from Bhimkund river in Odisha

BARIPADA: A day after a teenager went missing in Sana Kunda of Baitarani river at Thakurmunda in Mayurbhanj district, the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) personnel recovered his body on Monday.

Police identified the deceased as 19-year-old Biswajit Das of Balikuda in Jagatsinghpur.

Sources said Biswajit along with five youths had come to Bhimkund, a tourist spot in Thakurmunda, for a picnic on Sunday morning. They entered Sana Kunda to take a bath. While bathing, Biswajit accidentally slipped and was pulled into deep water by strong currents.