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The Navy officials had been searching for the missing body since the accident which occurred after a Navy speedboat crashed into a ferry on Wednesday.
The Neelkamal ferry was on way to Elephanta Islands, a popular tourist destination near Mumbai, when the speed boat crashed into it around 4 pm. (Image: PTI)
The body of a seven-year-old boy who went missing after a ferry capsized off the Mumbai coast was found on Saturday after a three-day-long search operation, an official said.
The Navy and Coast Guard officials had been searching for the missing body since the accident which occurred after a Navy speedboat crashed into a ferry on December 18.
After consistent search operations, Navy officials found the body of Johan Mohammad Nisar Ahmed Pathan, taking the toll in the Mumbai ferry tragedy to 15, said officials.
The Navy has launched a probe into one of the deadliest crashes in the city’s coastal area. A naval helicopter and boats of the Navy and Coast Guard were deployed to search for the missing passengers as part of the SAR operation, the official said.
Of the 113 people on board both the vessels, 15 have died and 98, including two injured, were rescued. There were six people on board the Navy craft, of which two survived, the official said.
