The bodies of a 5-year-old boy and man aged around 50 were recovered from the Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district on Sunday (May 3, 2026) morning, taking the death toll in the cruise boat tragedy to 13, while search continued for one missing person, police said.
The boat, around 20 years old and operated by the State tourism department, capsized during a storm on Thursday (April 30, 2026) evening.
Jabalpur cruise tragedy: Death toll rises to 11 as bodies of two kids found; search continues
The body of Mayuram (5) has been fished out of the dam. After intense searching, rescuers also found the body of Kamraj (aged around 50), an employee of the Ordnance Factory in Khamaria, Bargi police station house officer (SHO) Neelesh Dohare told PTI.
More than 200 rescuers, including around 20 Army divers airlifted from Agra, National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force and local divers, were searching for the man 40-50 feet deep in the water in a radius of 5 km, according to police.
