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5 missing in boat capsize in West Bengal

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Burdwan (WB), May 15: Five persons are missing after a boat capsized while ferrying people on the river Bhagirathi near Kalna in this district, police said on Sunday (May 15).

The boat sank as it was carrying a large number of people returning from a fair at Kalna to Shantipur in Nadia district last night, Superintendent of Police Gaurab Sharma said.

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While many people swam to safety, five persons were missing, he said, adding that divers were pressed into service to locate them.

PTI

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