Three Drown As Boat Capsizes In Assam Wetland

Two Members Of Same Family Among Victims In Lakhimpur

By : PTI

Update: 2026-10-04 10:41 GMT

Three people, including two members of a family, drowned after their boat capsized while crossing a wetland in Assam’s Lakhimpur district.

Three persons, including two of a family, drowned when their boat capsized in a wetland in Assam's Lakhimpur district on Sunday, police said.The victims, all residents of Debolia village in Ghilamara area, were crossing Merbil to reach nearby Gosaibari to graze their cattle, they said.

The small country boat capsized on the way, and all three drowned due to high water levels in the wetland, they added. The deceased were identified as Padma Dutta (45), his nephew Mridusmin Dutta (11), and Ajit Dutta (22). The bodies were later sent to the North Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem examination.