Coracle tragedy: Bodies of two missing persons traced

Raichur: The bodies of two women, who were washed away after the coracle in which they were travelling capsized, were traced on Wednesday after relentless search operation for two days. The operation continued to recover two other missing persons.
A coracle commuting from Makthal in Telangana to Kuruvakula island village in Raichur carrying 13 persons had capsized near Makthal due to gushing flood waters on Monday evening. Nine people were rescued and four went missing including three women and a 6-year-old girl. All hailed from Kuruvakula.
The search operation commenced on Tuesday morning although NDRF team comprising 24 persons was sent by Raichur district on Monday night. The team was joined by Telangana fire and police department. Raichur deputy commissioner R Venkatesh Kumar said, “We have traced two bodies. The deceased are Sumalata Vishnu, 35, and Parvati Narasappa, 50. The bodies were found near a channel.” He added that as Jurala dam gates are open, the other two bodies may have vanished in flood waters.