Boy drowns
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal,June 04 2013:
A young boy, likely to be 10-11 years old, was found floating in Kangla moat (Kanglapat) at around 10 am today, near the Governor's bungalow section of the water body.
After some passers-by spotted a floating slipper in the water and the other single footwear on the dry land, information was passed on to Manipur Fire Service, with a team arriving there and swiftly launching a search.
Moments into the search by two of the fire service personnel body of the boy in unconscious state was brought out of the water.
Even though the fire service personnel evacuated the boy to JNIMS Hospital doctors present there declared the boy as 'brought dead' .
Body of the yet to be identified victim has been deposited at RIMS morgue.