As many as 80 persons had a harrowing time when a floating bridge or sailing vessel carrying them got stuck in shallow water in the Chilika lake on Saturday afternoon.
As per reports, the floating bridge was going towards Satpada from Janhikuda. Due to strong wind, the driver could not control the vessel, which deviated from the channel dug up for movement of large sailing vessels and was stuck in the lake’s shallow water at around 2 pm.
A bus, two cars and some motorcycles were also loaded in the floating bridge when it got stuck in the middle of the lake. After receiving information, the district administration sent a rescue team for the stranded passengers. Latest reports said the passengers were rescued.