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NEW DELHI: 13 students and two teachers were killed after a boat they were on capsized in Harni Lake near Vadodara on Thursday during a picnic.
The boat was carrying 34 occupants at the time of the accident.
While the search operations are still underway, the SSG hospital reported a 15-year-old boy, two 15-year-old girls, and two 45-year-old teachers were brought dead.Efforts to locate the remaining students at Harni Lake are ongoing.
The NDRF has encountered difficulties in the rescue operation due to sludge at the bottom of the lake, which may have trapped some of the missing individuals.
Expressing his condolences, Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel said, “The incident of children drowning after the boat capsized in Vadodara’s Harani lake is extremely heartbreaking. I pray for the peace of the souls of the innocent children who lost their lives. My deepest condolences to his family in this hour of sorrow. May the Merciful God give them the strength to bear this sorrow. The rescue operation of the students and teachers on board the boat is currently going on. The authorities have been instructed to provide immediate relief and treatment to the victims of the accident.” the chief minister posted on X.
Gujarat education minister Kuber Dindor said, “I have just learnt that six children died after a boat carrying school students overturned in a lake. Rescue operations are underway.” The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the fire brigade personnel are on the job along with other agencies, he said.