Maharashtra boat tragedy: Four dead, seven missing as overloaded boat capsizes in Wardha river, search operation on

The incident took place around 10.30 am in Warud tehsil under the jurisdiction of Benoda police station, when 12 people from Gadegaon village along with the boatman were going to a temple after visiting a waterfall nearby, a police official said.

New Delhi: At least four people died by drowning and seven others went missing after an overloaded boat capsized in the Wardha river in Maharashtra’s Amravati district on Tuesday (September 14). The police said that two of the male boat occupants aged 27 and 35 swam to safety following the accident. The incident took place around 10.30 am in Warud tehsil under the jurisdiction of Benoda police station, when 12 people from Gadegaon village along with the boatman were going to a temple after visiting a waterfall nearby, a police official said.