IMPHAL, June 4: A young unidentified boy whose physical features seemed to be that of a non-local drowned this morning around 10:30am at the Kanglapat opposite to the state Raj Bhawan Main Gate, after efforts to save him by passers-by as well as personnel of the Manipur Fire Service failed.
The dead body which was rushed to the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences has been deposited at the mortuary of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Lamphel for verification and identification. The boy would be somewhere around 12 years of age.
The incident happened this morning around 10:30am when passers-by walking along the footpath of the Kanglapat noticed a young boy drowning in the water.
One amongst them, who later identified himself as Sapam Jimmy (27), son of Munindro of Kongba Kshetri Leikai jumped into the water in a bid to save the boy. He was soon joined by personnel from the nearby Manipur Fire Service.
However, the search team failed to locate the boy who had already submerged in the water. The dead body of the unidentified boy was fished out around 11am about 30 minutes after he was first noticed drowning.
The boy was rushed to JNIMS in a Manipur Fire Service Ambulance, but was declared brought dead by the doctors at the hospital. The unidentified boy looks like a non-local. He was wearing a Grey colour T shirt with stripes and half pant jeans.