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Jhansi Dam Boat Capsize: One Teen Dead, One Missing as Search Intensifies

Officials attribute the capsize to risky selfies at a prohibited RPF firing-range dam.

Overview

  • Divers recovered the body of Atif Mansoori on Monday in searches that now focus on classmate Vedansh Yadav.
  • The group of Class 11 students, who reached the Railway Dam on Sunday evening, took an unattended boat that tipped while they shot selfies and videos.
  • A local boatman rushed over and pulled Shravan Tiwari and Shaurya to safety after hearing calls for help.
  • Police divers, fire personnel, and an SDRF team from Jalaun are continuing the operation to find the remaining missing teenager.
  • Families said the boys told them they were going to tuition classes before going to the dam, and a short video later surfaced showing two of them on the water.