From New Kerala.com
Kolkata, Sep 16 : Search operation continued Thursday to find three pilgrims missing a day after a trawler in which they were travelling capsized in the Muriganga river near Kakdwip in West Bengal'sSouth 24-Parganas district, police said.Bodies of seven people have been fished out so far while three people continue to be missing, police said.
The trawler, carrying at least 60 passengers including pilgrims from Delhi, UttarPradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab, sank in the Muriganga river Wednesday near the jetty at Kakdwip, around 85 km from here.
South 24-Parganas Additional Superintendent of Police (rural) Ranendra Nath Banerjee said: "Search operation is still going on for the pilgrims, who are still missing. Several agencies, including state civil defence department, the Border Security Force (BSF), the Indian Coast Guard and police, are working round the clock."
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