TURA: The body of drowning victim, William M Sangma (37), who was swept away by strong water currents while bathing near a waterfall at Rongkusi Tourist and Picnic spot in Jengjal of West Garo Hills was recovered on Sunday.
On Saturday, Sangma from Warisepgre Village had gone to the popular recreational spot along with his friends and family when strong currents pulled him under as he was taking a swim.
Fire and Rescue service teams, including the State Disaster Rescue Force (SDRF), were pressed into service soon after the incident and the body was recovered on Sunday morning.
The SDRF recovered the body of the man after a 5 hours long rescue operation.
“The body was recovered not far from where the incident occurred. All necessary formalities have also been completed and we have handed over the body to the family,” West Garo Hills Superintendent of Police M G R Kumar said.
Two other cases of drowning were reported from Tura and Chokpot in South Garo Hills on Saturday.
The body of three-year-old infant Kasabio Ch Marak of Rampragre village under Chokpot in South Garo Hills, who was swept away by the waters of the river Dareng at Sadaghat Wari, was recovered on Saturday. The infant victim had followed his mother to the river for a bath on July 24 afternoon and his body was found downstream near Mitapgre village after three days of search.
In Tura, a teenager drowned in a swimming pool of the Tree House resort run by the owner of the Rikman Continental Hotel.
