Search on after boy falls into Khoupum Dam
Source: Chronicle News Service
Noney, April 17 2022:
Search has been intensified to trace an 11-year old boy namely Pouchuimei Riamei s/o Isaac Riamei of Duithanjang village under Khoupum police station in Noney district after he fell into the Khoupum Dam on Sunday around 3pm.According to police, the boy disappeared suddenly while swimming in the dam water with some of his friends.
As soon as the news spread, local youths and police rushed to the spot to carry out search and rescue operation using small boats.
However, there is no report of finding the missing boy till the time of filing this report.
The average depth of the dam is said to be more than 20 feet.
Meanwhile, a combined team of SDRF and NDRF has reached Khoupum to join the rescue operation subsequent to intimation by the Noney district administration.