Overview
- The family boat overturned on the Krishna River at Konur on Sunday about 15 metres from the bank where the water is relatively deep.
- Local villagers rescued six people at the scene, police and residents recovered the bodies of three children and search teams continue looking for the remaining missing person.
- The three children recovered have been identified as Gandham Sandhya, 9, Gandham Saini, 10, and Batthula Karthik, 12, and the missing adult has been named as Konatha Chaitanya, 28.
- Reports differ on how many were aboard the small craft, with police saying eight people were on the boat and local coverage saying ten, and officials describe the facts as preliminary.
- Police describe the likely cause as a sudden shift of weight by children that made the boat unstable, and recovery operations led by Palnadu police and local residents are ongoing while investigators gather more details.