Patna, March 23 (IANS) At least two people drowned and 10 were missing after a boat ferrying over 35 people capsized in the Ganga river in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district Saturday, police said.
“Over a dozen people managed to swim to safety. Some were rescued by local villagers. Search and rescue operations are on,” a police officer said.
Two bodies had been recovered but eight people are still missing, an official said.
The boat, with a capacity of 15, was overcrowded, police said.
