A tragic incident occurred in Vishnugarh on Thursday when a 13-year-old boy drowned while bathing in the Jamunia Dam. The deceased has been identified as Vishal Kumar, a resident of Ramnagar Kadma Road in Hazaribag.
Details of the Incident
According to family members, Vishal had arrived at his maternal grandfather Sitaram Saw's house in Karonj Mod with his parents on Thursday morning. In the afternoon, he went to bathe in the dam along with some neighborhood children. During the bath, he slipped and fell into deep water. Seeing him drowning, the other children raised an alarm. Hearing the noise, people rushed to the scene, pulled him out, and took him to a private nursing home at Bishnugarh.
Subhash Singh, officer-in-charge of Bishnugarh police station, stated that the boy was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him dead upon arrival.
Location and Safety Concerns
Reports indicate that the spot where the child drowned is a deep depression caused by the waters of the Jamunia Dam, creating a deep pit. During the summer, despite the area being deserted, people risk their lives by bathing there. Locals have demanded that safety measures be implemented at the site to prevent future accidents.
The body was later sent to Hazaribag for post-mortem examination.
