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2 Dead 4 Missing After Boat Capsizes in Yamuna River in UP’s Hamirpur

2 Dead 4 Missing After Boat Capsizes in Yamuna River in UP’s Hamirpur

2 min readUpdated: May 7, 2026 09:54 AM IST Two persons, including a child drowned while four people are missing after a boat capsized in the Yamuna River in Hamirpur in Uttar Pradesh. The police said that three people have been rescued and a search operation is underway. The incident happened on Wednesday evening in Kutubpur Patiya hamlet in the Kurara area, reported PTI. These people were returning from a river island after buying cucumbers and muskmelons when the boat lost balance and overturned at around 7 pm. The boatman, Dheeru, rescued three people Vishnu, Rinku and Parul. Police said four others, including children, are still missing. Out of the remaining six, five children and a woman, Akanksha (9), Rani (9), Brijrani (25), Labhyansh (5), Mahesh (6), and Aditya (11) went missing, police said. Later on Thursday, rescue teams recovered the bodies of Akanksha and Brijrani. #WATCH | Hamirpur, UP | DM Abhishek Goyal says, “A boat carrying 9 people from Ghatampur capsized in the Yamuna River. Upon receiving the news, local villagers and police …