An engineering student accidentally fell into the Baitarani river in Anandapur of the district and went missing while taking selfie with friends on a barrage on Sunday.
The missing student was identified as Bailochana Samal of Jajpur. He is a student of the Bhubanananda Orissa School of Engineering (BOSE) in Cuttack.
According to sources, Samal along with his two friends had come to the Ghatagaon Tarini temple for a visit by a motorcycle. On their return journey, they stopped on the Anandpur barrage to take photographs.
While taking a selfie click, Samal lost balance and fell into the water body and went missing, sources said.
ODRAF and Fire Services personnel rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation to trace the missing youth.