Jabalpur cruise boat tragedy: Search operations expanded to trace four missing passengers
Search operations have been expanded at Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh to locate four people still missing after a cruise boat tragedy that killed nine. Army divers and disaster response teams are leading the efforts two days after the incident. A total of 28 passengers were rescued, and an FIR is being prepared by police.
- ▪Army divers and disaster response teams expanded their search at Bargi Dam on May 2, 2026.
- ▪The cruise boat accident occurred on April 30, 2026, in the Jabalpur district.
- ▪Nine people died in the tragedy, while 28 of the 41 identified passengers were rescued.
- ▪Police are preparing to register an FIR in connection with the accident.
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“Army divers and disaster response teams on Saturday (May 2, 2026) expanded their search at Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh to locate a man and three children still missing after the cruise boat tragedy that claimed nine lives two days ago,” officials said.With 28 of the 41 identified passengers onboard the ill-fated cruise boat rescued safely, police are preparing to register an FIR in connection with the accident that occurred at the reservoir in Jabalpur district on Thursday evening (April 30, 2026),” they said.
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