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Toddler Missing After Boat Capsizes During Religious Ritual in Valsad
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News18•22-09-2026, 22:00
Toddler Missing After Boat Capsizes During Religious Ritual in Valsad
- •A one-and-a-half-year-old boy went missing after a boat carrying ten members of the fishermen community capsized in Gujarat's Valsad.
- •The incident occurred on Tuesday around 10:30 am during a religious ritual in the Par river.
- •The boat, carrying members from Umarsadi village, capsized after encountering an obstruction, possibly a rope.
- •The toddler fell into the river from a passenger's lap, while other occupants, all fishermen, swam to shore.
- •Police, fire department, local divers, and NDRF teams are conducting a search operation for the missing boy.
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The boat stopped midway in the Par river due to an obstruction, suspected to be a rope, and subsequently capsized.
Teams from the fire department, police, local divers, and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are conducting the search operation.
They were traveling for an annual religious ritual to carry idols of Laxmi Narayan, perform puja, and bathe them at the confluence of the river and the sea before setting out for fishing.
