Overview
- A small country boat carrying about 14 farm workers overturned near Umanath Ghat while returning from Sultanpur Diara, leaving three people confirmed dead, four missing and seven rescued.
- Local boatmen and residents carried out the first rescues before State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force teams arrived and expanded the search with divers.
- Authorities and police cited strong winds and a reported motor malfunction as immediate causes and said overloading is being examined while recovered bodies were sent for post-mortem.
- The three deceased were identified as Shravan Mahto (36), Neelam Kumari (30) and Kashi Kumar (15), and all passengers were residents of Masoomganj/Bind Toli who routinely crossed the river for agricultural work.
- District officials have opened an administrative review of boat safety and enforcement after the May 28 incident, and survivors are receiving medical aid as search-and-recovery operations continue.