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Manipur boat tragedy: Navy recovers bodies of 2 remaining missing persons

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Last Updated : May 04 2019 | 5:30 AM IST

The Indian Navy's diving team located and recovered bodies of two remaining persons reported missing from a river near Imphal.

The three persons were reported missing at Mapithel Dam Reservoir.

The team recovered bodies of 21-year-old S Romen and 19-year-old N Rani on Friday, while the body of their elder sibling, 35-year-old S Rajiv was recovered on Wednesday and handed over to the district officials.

The diving team will later be airlifted by an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft and the personnel will be redeployed in the rescue and relief operations in West Bengal in the aftermath of Cyclone Fani, as per a statement issued by the Navy.

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First Published: May 04 2019 | 5:22 AM IST

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