Pirojpur capsize: Missing woman’s body recovered after 3-day

The body of a 39-year-old women was recovered on Wednesday, three days after a trawler capsized in Nazirpur upazila of Pirojpur, ending a search operation that began following the accident.

Deceased Reena Bepari was found floating in a river near Madhurabad in the upazila on Wednesday morning.

Police and Fire Service personnel recovered her body after receiving information from local residents.

Her eight-year-old daughter Arpita’s body was recovered on the day the trawler capsized.

Raihanur Ashraf, assistant director of Pirojpur Fire Service, said rescue operations had been underway since the accident to locate the missing woman. Her body was identified and recovered on Wednesday following information from locals.

He said the recovery was made possible through the joint efforts of the Fire Service, Navy, police, upazila administration and local residents.

Reena was the wife of Shankar Bepari of Bharatkathi village in Guarekha Union under Nesarabad upazila.

Nazirpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Sajia Shahnaz Toma said the girl’s body had been recovered on the day of the accident, while the woman’s body was found on Wednesday morning.

She said an investigation into the incident was underway and legal action would be taken if negligence or dereliction of duty was established.

The UNO added that if any negligence was found on the part of those responsible for operating the leased ferry terminal, strict action would follow, including possible cancellation of the lease.
Trawler Capsized on Monday Night

The accident occurred on Monday night near the ferry terminal at Sriramkathi Bazar in Nazirpur upazila, Pirojpur.

Reena and her daughter went missing after the trawler capsized. While the child’s body was recovered soon after the incident, Reena remained unaccounted for until Wednesday.

The recovery of her body brings the search operation for the missing woman to an end.