A boat accident occurred today in Kalabari in Goalpara's Jaleshwar.
A boat capsized in the river. Around ten to twelve commuters were on the boat. There were no fatalities reported. The commuters barely managed to save themselves.
Recently, three persons had been feared drowned after a boat carrying 8 passengers capsized in the middle of the swirling Dangori River. 5 other passengers were also rescued by the villagers. The missing persons have been identified as Rajkumar Tanti (30) of Tingline Dighaltarang, Rocky Orang (24) of 10 no line Dighaltarang and Lohro Orang (48) of Kherline Dighaltarang of 10 No Line under Baghjan PS in Tinsukia district's Doomdooma Revenue Circle. According to reports, the 8 persons had gone out for fishing in the Dangori River which is in high spate. While 5 managed to survice, the other 3 have been swept away by high water current and remained missing till the time of filing of this report.