One more body found in Dahod river

Vadodara: Body of one more person, who was swept away in Anas River in Dahod district along with four others, was fished out by National Disaster Response Force on Sunday morning.
Personnel of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and cops from Jhalod police station resumed search for the four persons – Bhimji Garasiya, Kalu Bhabhor, Valsing Damor and one unidentified person – on Sunday morning.
As Anas river flows through neighbouring Rajasthan too, the NDRF personnel extended their search in the neighbouring state. Officials said that Garasiya’s body was found near Gora village which is around 20km away from Jhalod.
“Search for three other persons will resume again on Monday morning,” said a police official. In all six persons were swept away in the river in spate on Saturday. Kadakiya Garasiya was the first one to get drowned, while the four others were stranded on a landmass in the river.
Another person identified as Bharat Garasiya had managed to escape and reached the bank of the river. Later, the four persons stranded on the landmass were also dragged away by the strong current.
All six of them had gone to the river to immerse the ashes of a relative who had died in the village.