A man's nephew drowns and his uncle is now missing after they were both bathing in the Mahanadi river.

In Paradip, a tragic incident occurred as a man lost his life while his uncle went missing during a bath in the Mahanadi river in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district on Sunday. According to the police, the unfortunate event took place near Tirtol while the two were performing a 10th-day ritual for a deceased family member, along with a group of others.

The deceased was identified as Rudra Jena, while his uncle, Sampad Jena, was reported missing after slipping into the deep waters of the river. Rudra was immediately taken to the Manijanga Community Health Centre, but was sadly declared dead by a doctor, as confirmed by Additional Superintendent of Police, Smruti Ranjan Kar.

Currently, the fire service personnel have initiated a search operation in hopes of finding Sampad. As stated by the ASP, the efforts to locate him are ongoing. The news of this tragic incident has left the community in shock and grief, and authorities are doing everything in their power to find Sampad and provide support to the grieving family.

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