Kandhamal: Two Forest Dept Employees Fall Off Dam Bridge, One Missing

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Kandhamal: Two Forest Department employees reportedly fell into a waterbody from a dam bridge near Daka Pala Sahi in Ward No. 2 of Phulbani Municipality in Odisha’s Kandhamal district. While one of them managed to swim to safety with tough effort, the other remains missing.

According to reports, the two employees were travelling on a scooty when they reportedly fell off the dam bridge into the water below. The incident triggered panic among local residents.

One of the employees, identified as Srikanta Behera, managed to come out of the water with great difficulty and reach the riverbank. However, his colleague, identified as Pramod Behera, went missing in the water.

After learning about the incident, local residents immediately informed the Fire Services Department. A team of firefighters rushed to the spot and shifted the injured Srikanta Behera to the Phulbani District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) for treatment.

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Meanwhile, Fire Services personnel launched a search and rescue operation to trace the missing employee, Pramod Behera.

Despite searching for nearly an hour during the night, the rescue team could not locate the missing person. The search operation was continuing as per the latest available information.

Both individuals have been identified as employees of the Forest Department. The exact circumstances that led to the accident are yet to be ascertained.

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