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Khurda (Odisha): A boat carrying 12 persons, including nine tourists from Balasore, two small shopkeepers and a boatman, sank in Chilika lake in the Khurda district in Odisha due to heavy westerly winds, said District Magistrate Sangramjeet Mohapatra.
All 9 tourists have been taken to the Balugaoun hospital for treatment. The missing person is a small shopkeeper from the Chilika area. Five teams started the rescue of one person missing: Sangramjeet Mohapatra, Khurda DM (05.05)
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Police were able to rescue 11 persons, while a 60-year-shopkeeper is still missing, added the Khurda DM.
"All nine tourists have been taken to the Balugaoun hospital for treatment. The missing person is a small shopkeeper from the Chilika area. Five teams started the rescue of one missing person," DM told. (ANI)