Kendrapara/Balasore, Nov 14: Today on the day of Kartik Purnima, around 5 children got drowned while sailing their respective paper boats which marks the celebration of the festival. One being Rabindra Jena belonging to Baunsaadia village under Kharasahapur Panchayat in Bahanaga block of Balasore drowned in a pond while sailing paper boats but he was soon rescued by his parents and villagers. Immediately they took him to the nearby Gopalpur health centre, where unfortunately the doctors declared him dead.
Another, was a girl belonging Chotakanpur village under Nilagiri block in Balasore. She too got drowned. Similarly, two boys also got drowned in Rankala and Nirarala villages respectively in Patkura area of Kendrapara district while collecting boats from a water body. Another boy drowned in pond in Kaladia village under Aul block.