A 10-member team of Navy divers launched a massive search operation at Dikhow river in Gaurisagar in Assam’s Sivasagar district since early morning but have so far failed to trace either the car or the five occupants, who are presumed dead, after the vehicle veered off the embankment road and plunged into the Dikhow river on Saturday night.
#BREAKING | Navy divers launch operations at Dikhow river in search of car and five members of a family that had plunged into the river on Saturday night, detect presence of metal 2 kms from the place where the car plunged into the river. pic.twitter.com/U32go6CZex
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#BREAKING | Metal-like object detected by Navy divers during search operations at Dikhow river not that of the car that plunged into the river along with the five-member family. Navy divers continue search using SONAR and other modern technology. pic.twitter.com/UqzxBlBWkx
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The Navy divers used SONAR and other modern-day technology to try and locate the car besides looking for possible survivors although anyone among the five occupants — Haren Bora, his mother Panou Bora, wife Phunu and daughters Chimpi and Munmi — surviving the accident appears very bleak.
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A 135-member team of search and rescuers comprising Navy divers, NDRF, SDRF and Army personnel have been involved in the search operation. Hundreds of people looked from the river banks in anticipation as the Navy divers launched the search operation but failed to locate the vehicle despite using improved technology.
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