Mokokchung, September 17 (MTNews): A 44-year old man is feared drowned in the Dikhu River in Longmisa Village after he reportedly slipped into the river while fishing on Friday evening. The villagers and disaster management team from Mokokchung have been conducting search operations, but to no avail.
According to Merensosang, the Longmisa village chairman, the incident happened at around 4: 30 PM on Friday and immediately upon hearing the news, the villagers launched a search party but could not trace the man who is now feared dead.
The search continued on Saturday by the villagers along with neighboring villagers and disaster management team from Mokokchung but without success.
“We will start searching again early on Sunday morning” the chairman said. He also said that the team from Mokokchung is set to arrive by 6:00 AM.
