NEW DELHI: At least 10 people are feared to have drowned in the Zuari River a
t Sanvordem in Goa, after a 30-metre span of a steel footbridge adjacent to an old bridg
e collapsed.
One body was fished out of the waters late night by fire brigade personnel and six people were rescued. Police s
aid the footbridg
e collapsed around 6.30pm as fire personnel were recovering the body of a person, Santosh
Vandar, found floating in the river. He had allegedly committed suicide.
Onlookers cro
wded on the footbridge to watch the operation when the structure gave way, sending a large number of people crashing into the river. While several swam ashore to safety, eye witnesses s
aid those who tried to save the drowning people, were also carried away by the strong current.
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