A minor girl drowned and her sister went missing while taking bath in the Baitarani river near Goudadiha Ghat in Anandapur of Keonjhar district on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Jayashree Patra, a Class-V student, and the other girl was identified as Preetirani Patra, a Class-VI student. Source said at around 8.30 AM when the two along with their elder sister had gone to the river to take bath, Preetirani and Jayashree slipped and fell into deep water. Their elder sister rushed to the house and informed her family about the incident.