Khurda: In yet another tragic mishap while shooting reels for social media, a youth drowned and went missing after falling inside a quarry at Hatia Hills in the Tapang area of Khurda on Monday.
The missing youth has been identified as Prakash Rath.
According to sources, a group of youth from a private physiotherapy college in Bhubaneswar had come to visit the quarry in Khurda.
Two of them, who were shooting videos for social media, slipped and fell into a ditch. Their companions and the car driver managed to rescue one, Suraj Kumar Samal, while Prakash went missing.
On intimation, Khurda Sadar police station reached the spot and soon ODRAF personnel also started a search operation. However, after 8 hours of ordeal, the youth remained missing, till the last report came in.
