Letter: At least two people died while the other five were lost after the boat was upside down at the Amli Mandvi Taluka Dam from the letter district on Tuesday morning.
Three people were saved by the villagers after they found out about the incident and raised an alarm.
All the deceased is a worker who will collect grass on the other side of the body of water.
About 10 workers from Devgiri Village went to the ship to cut the grass on the other side of the dam when the incident occurred.
The body of two elderly women was arrested by the firefight team.
Looking for five missing people still on, said Rupal Solanki, deputy supervisor of the police.
The victims belonged to the local tribe and depended on fishing.
Rescue operations at late at night but because of the water level of about 90 feet, the savior cannot go after a certain level, he added.
The villagers were permitted by the government to do fishing in this dam.
As a routine, the local population first reached a small island in the middle of the dam on their ship and then caught their anchor fish.
“On Tuesday morning, when 10-locy, including four women, headed to this island, their boat was upside down, maybe because of bad weather and strong winds.
The area where they sank in almost 60 to 70 feet.
Bardoli fire brigade team, Suratand Mandvi is involved in search and rescue operations, “Soanki added.
The deceased was identified as Devni Vasava (63) and 2.
Gimli Vasava (62).
Those who are missing are Mira Vasava (60), Shalu Vasava (55), Magan Vasava (60), Rayku Vasava (55) and Puniya Vasava saved Jitendra Vasava (30), Lalita Vasava (55)