​​​​​​​Nabarangpur, Oct 9: In a tragic incident, a one-and-a-half-year-old girl died after accidentally falling into a water-filled bucket in Dabugam area of Odisha’s Nabarangpur district.

According to sources, the incident took place at around 4:30 pm on Wednesday at Koi village under Dabugam police limits in the district when the child, identified as Limabati, was playing in the backyard of her house when she accidentally slipped and fell into a water-filled bucket.

After a frantic search, the family found the child unresponsive in the water-filled bucket. She was rushed to the Community Health Centre in Dabugam, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.

Following this, the child’s father Bisu Pujari filed a formal complaint and police recovered the body. Following the post-mortem, the body was handed over to the family.

Further investigation into the matter is underway.