Bhubaneswar, Oct 22: The body of an unidentified youth was recovered from a pond at Malihata in the Laxmisagar area of Bhubaneswar.

The identity of the youth seems to be between 30 and 35 years of age.

Residents spotted the body and informed police, who reached the spot with fire department personnel and retrieved the body.

Police started an investigation into the matter. The police have sent the body for post-mortem.

The exact cause of death is yet to be ascertained.