Snehasish Ganguly and his wife Arpita were enjoying water sports activities in the sea when suddenly their speedboat overturned.
Snehasish Ganguly: Former Bengal cricketer Snehasish Ganguly, who is the elder brother of former India captain Sourav Ganguly, and his wife Arpita had a major accident in Puri, Odisha. Both were enjoying water sports activities in the sea when suddenly their speedboat overturned, but both narrowly escaped.
Snehasish Ganguly: Lifeguards saved the lives of tourists
In a viral video, the speedboat can be seen losing balance and overturning in the water after hitting a huge wave of the sea. Seeing this, the lifeguards immediately came into action to save the tourists. Arpita and other tourists were rescued with the help of rubber floats. Local police said that, lifeguards deployed on the beach reached the spot and rescued the people in the speedboat.
I am still in shock – Snehashish Ganguly’s wife Arpita
According to NDTV report, Snehashish Ganguly’s wife Arpita said,
“By the grace of God we survived. I am still in shock. This should not happen and water sports activities in the sea should be arranged properly. I will write a letter to the Police Commissioner of Puri and the Chief Minister of Odisha after returning to Kolkata. The speedboat collided with a wave as high as ten floors due to which the speedboat overturned and all the passengers including my husband fell into the sea. Thankfully, our lives were saved due to the immediate action by the lifeguards.”
Snehashish Ganguly’s wife Arpita alleged that the accident happened due to the greed of adventure sports operators. She told that only four passengers were on the speedboat made for 10 passengers, due to which the speedboat became unstable and could not withstand the waves.
Meanwhile, Snehasish, who is currently the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), described the incident as fatal and told Cricbuzz, “It was a fatal accident. The boat capsized and we were rescued by locals and fishermen. I thank Lord Jagannath. It is like a second life for us.”