Bhubaneswar, April 19 -- One person died and at least six others went missing after the boat carrying them capsized in the Mahanadi River in Jharsuguda on Friday.

The identities of the deceased and the missing persons are yet to be ascertained.

As per reports, about 50 people including children and women from Bandhipali area in Bargarh district were on the boat. In the middle of the journey, the boat capsized near Saradha under Lakhanpur block.

Seeing the incident, local fishermen came to the rescue of the people trying to keep themselves afloat. They rescued over 40 people.As per the last report, the search operation was on for six missing persons.

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