Boat mishap: 5 more bodies fished out

Local residents at Medartary in Dhubri fished out five more bodies out of the river Brahmaputra on Thursday morning three days after an overloaded boat sank in the river. However, BSF and NDRF jawans are continuing search operation on the river.

The three bodies were recovered from Jogomaya area which is some distance downstream from the mishap site of Medartary ghat.

The death toll is likely to climb as the chances of finding anybody alive are very remote after 65 hours of the boat tragedy took place.

The ferry, which operated without a licence, was carrying more than 350 persons, including a large number of women and children.