Mathura, April 11: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other rescue teams are actively searching for the missing people after a motorboat capsized in the Yamuna River in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, the body of another young man was recovered on Saturday, bringing the death toll in the accident to 11, while seven people remain missing.
The district magistrate (DM) Chandra Prakash Singh visited the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashram Charitable Hospital on Saturday afternoon to inquire about the well-being of the injured. He directed doctors to provide them with the best possible medical care. The administration has also sent the bodies of 10 people recovered from the river to Punjab.
The DM said that on Friday afternoon, a group of devotees from Ludhiana was going to visit the Samadhi of Devraha Baba across the Yamuna from Keshi Ghat in Vrindavan. While constructing a newly opened pontoon bridge over the Yamuna, a pontoon pontoon collided with a motorboat in the strong current, capsizing the boat. More than 37 pilgrims aboard drowned in the Yamuna. Divers nearby rescued 22 people and began searching for others. Ten bodies were recovered yesterday, and today, divers found the body of a young man. The deceased has been identified as Manik Tandon. So far, 11 bodies have been recovered, while seven devotees remain unaccounted for.
The team led by SP Rural Suresh Chandra Rawat and ADM Finance Dr. Pankaj Verma are searching for the missing pilgrims in the Yamuna River. The investigation of the entire incident has been assigned to the ADM Finance Pankaj Verma.