14-year-old boy dragged by croc in to Odisha river

Kendrapada: In an tragic incident, a 14-year-old boy was on Saturday attacked and dragged into Hansua river by a crocodile in Dhiapari village of Kendrapada district. The victim, Shrikant Sethi, a Class 10 student and son of Vichitra Sethi, was taking a bath in the river when the incident occurred at around 11:25 am.

Following the incident, the officials of forest department and the fire services swung into action and a massive operation has been launched to trace the boy. “Two brothers were bathing when one of them was dragged into the river by crocodile. We have launched an operation and so far the boy is yet to be traced,” said a police officer.