Sourav Ganguly’s brother, sister-in-law survive boat capsize | India News

BHBANESWAR: A leisurely boat experience practically become a demise lure for Cricket Association of Bengal president Snehasish Ganguly and his spouse Arpita, when the vessel capsized within the tough sea close to Puri’s Light House seaside. Snehashish is the elder brother of former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly.The couple, together with three different vacationers, had been about 100m from the shore when an enormous wave struck their speedboat, flipping it. Swift motion by lifeguards prevented the journey boat experience from turning tragic.While the incident occurred on Saturday night, the matter got here to gentle on Monday when video footage emerged of the incident, prompting the Puri district administration to launch a probe.“I have been coming to Puri for 31 years, but never experienced anything like this. We owe our lives to the blessings of Lord Jagannath and Maa Chandi, and the brave lifeguards who rushed to our rescue,” Snehasish stated.Narrating their 20-minute ordeal, Arpita stated, “It is a second life for us. We are still in trauma. For those terrifying moments under the capsized boat, we had given up all hope.”She stated the ocean was tough and the waves had been towering over them. “Even though it was a 10-seater boat, there were just four or five persons in it. Before boarding the speedboat, I had asked the operator whether it was safe to venture into the sea in such inclement weather. The greedy operator assured us it was safe,” stated Arpita, who intends to put in writing to Odisha CM and Puri SP to strengthen security measures.Lifeguard G Appa Rao stated the vacationers had been fortunate it was not darkish and the incident occurred near the shoreline. Panchanan Reddy, one other lifeguard, stated not less than 15 of them rushed to sea and pulled the vacationers to security. “Such a boat capsize incident has never occurred in Puri sea,” he stated.