Two persons drowned and several others were missing after a boat capsized in the Gandak River near Kailash Nagar village in the district today.
The boat was carrying about 24 labourers, Sub-divisional Officer Raman Kumar said. Two bodies were fished out and divers pressed into service to locate others.
The deceased were identified as Gita Devi(40) and Chhoti Kumari (15) alias Sangita kumari, he said.
Published 12 June 2012, 05:55 IST