Bhubaneswar, May 10 -- In a tragic incident, a Class IX student lost his life after drowning in the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. The incident occurred when the student had gone to the river for a bath along with his friends on Saturday afternoon.

According to sources, the student was bathing with his friends when he accidentally slipped into deeper waters and drowned. His friends, who witnessed the incident, immediately informed others and raised an alarm, stating that the boy had gone missing in the river.

Following the incident, a search operation was launched, and after hours of effort, the body was finally recovered from the river early Sunday morning. The fire services personnel retrieved the body at around 3 AM after conducting a...