Bhubaneswar, May 26 -- A minor boy went missing on Tuesday while taking a bath in the Mahanadi River near Ayatapur under Kandarpur police limits in Odisha's Cuttack district.

According to sources, the incident occurred near Nageswar Temple ghat, where four local minors had gone together to bathe in the river. During the bath, one of the four boys accidentally slipped into deep water and was swept away by the river current, triggering panic among his friends and nearby residents.

After receiving information about the incident, locals immediately alerted the fire services department. A rescue team from Chauliaganj Fire Station reached the spot and launched a search operation in the river to trace the missing boy.

The missing minor boy ha...