Youth Goes Missing While Bathing in River

Kakatpur, 30/03 – A youth has gone missing while bathing in the Devi River at Bauriakana in Kakatpur block of Puri district. According to reports, the missing youth has been identified as S.K. Danis, aged between 16 and 17 years, a resident of Lataharan village.

This afternoon, three youths from the village had gone to the river to bathe. While enjoying their time in the water, they drifted toward the deeper section of the river, where S.K. Danis was swept away by the current and went missing. The other two youths immediately informed his family members about the incident.

Local residents and fishermen initially began searching with nets, but were unable to locate him. The incident was reported to the Kakatpur police and the local fire brigade. The fire personnel conducted a search operation at the spot for over two hours but, as of now, the missing youth’s body has not been recovered.

More than a hundred people have gathered at the site, and a sense of grief and anxiety prevails among the family members. Local residents are now demanding the deployment of an ODRAF (Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force) team for further search and rescue efforts.