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In a tragic incident, a man died due to a lightning strike while fishing in the deep sea, and his son has gone missing in Kendrapara district on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as Bijay Parida from Tantiapal village under Lanjuda Panchayat in the district. The deceased's son Manas Parida has reportedly gone missing.

As per reports, Bijay and his son Manas went fishing to Tanda area within the Gahirmatha sea on Saturday. However, they did not return home.

As per sources, police, along with the Forest Department officials conducted search operations. The boat in which they had ventured into the sea and Bijay's body wer...