ODRAF: The body of the missing ODRAF jawan was retrieved 6 km from the accident site; Death toll in Odisha boat accident reaches 2 Bhubaneswar News – Times of India

Bhubaneswar: Body of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) personnel Sitaram Murmu, who went missing after Friday’s boat tragedy, was found dead on Saturday, bringing the death toll in the crash to two.
His body was discovered by the locals in Kakhadi village near Dhabaleshwar, six kilometers from the accident site. The local people informed the search team of NDRF, who pulled him out of the water.
While talking on the strong current in the electric boat at Mundali barrage of Mahanadi on Friday, MurmuOf the five ODRAF jawans, 38 one went missing. He joined ODRAF as a diver in 2013. He is survived by his wife and two children – a minor son and a daughter.
“ODRAF personnel Sitaram Murmu, an expert diver and swimmer is reported missing in the unfortunate boat tragedy of Y’day. The dead body was found near Dhabaleshwar. hurt so much. tear out. I request @DGPOdisha to review 2SOP and order that no outsider, citizen or media should be a part of any rescue operation,” Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Jena Twitter.
chief correspondent of OTV Arindam Das It sank on Friday. their cameraman Pravat Sinha and two other ODRAF personnel are undergoing treatment SCB Medical College and HospitalCuttack. Five of the seven people on the boat (including two journalists) survived.
Till the filing of the news, there was no trace of the elephant, which remained submerged in water till Friday evening. When the crowd dispersed late in the evening, the animal was not visible. “Either it swam across and went back to the forest and is still missing somewhere in the water. The search operation is on. Divisional Forest Officer (Chandka Wildlife Sanctuary) MD Jameel said, “We have no information on whether the elephant is dead or not. He said that forest personnel of four divisions and eight teams of NDRF are on search operation since Friday afternoon.
While the Wildlife Wing of the Forest Department confirmed that its Athgarh Division had sought ODRAF’s help to rescue Jumbo, ODRAF has come under severe attack for audacity due to the death of the journalist and its own jawan. “Tuskers weighing more than two tonnes cannot be kept in water by a few persons with strong current. The animal could be left to negotiate the water and come out without disturbance. The ODRAF team might have miscalculated their move and decided to go for Jumbo,” said Anoop Nayak, former member secretary of the National Tiger Conservation Authority.

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