At least seven people, including two children and a newlywed bride, died Tuesday as a trawler carrying wedding guests sank in the River Meghna.

The accident took place at Noakhali’s Hatia on Tuesday afternoon when the wedding guests and a few other people were going to Manpura’s Kolatoli.

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“A few passengers could swim ashore while several others went missing. Also, the identities of the deceased could not be known immediately,” Hatia Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Kanchan Kanti Das said.

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“The trawler sank at 1pm, after hitting a shoal in Meghna, while heading to the groom’s house.”

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“River Police recovered seven bodies with the support of locals and the fishermen. However, it remains unknown as to how many passengers exactly managed to swim ashore,” Kanchan Kanti said.

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