A fishing trip meant to be a joyful family outing ended in heartbreak after a boat capsized in Odisha’s Rengali Reservoir near Tailesara in Deogarh district. T
he mishap led to the death of two minor brothers, while their mother remains missing. The children’s father survived the accident.
The tragedy unfolded under the jurisdiction of the Kundheigola police station. According to eyewitnesses, the family of four had ventured into the reservoir on a fishing trip when their boat overturned. Though the father managed to swim ashore, the two young boys drowned, and the mother could not be found.
Authorities have recovered the bodies of the children and launched an intensive search operation to trace the missing mother. Local police and community volunteers are involved in the ongoing efforts.
The Kundheigola Police have also launched a formal investigation into the incident to determine the cause of the boat’s capsizing.
