Bihar boat accident: At least 7 people went missing when a boat capsized in river Ganga near Patna on Friday, a senior official said.
Patna's District Magistrate, Chandrashekhar Singh said that the mishap took place at around 2:30 pm near the Mahveer Tola ghat when the boat overturned midway.
"The boat overturned and sank in the middle of the river Ganga. While seven people managed to swim to safety and reach the shore of the river, seven others went missing", the DM said.
He further said that a search operation was launched by the disaster relief force to trace the seven missing persons. He also said that the missing person's could not be traced.
"We will engage personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NBDRF) to trace the missing persons on Saturday", the DM said.
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