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Trawler capsize toll rises to 20

With the retrieval of two more bodies on Sunday,the toll in the trawler capsize tragedy near Talpatty island in the Hooghly river at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal

With the retrieval of two more bodies on Sunday,the toll in the trawler capsize tragedy near Talpatty island in the Hooghly river at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal,has risen to 20.

In addition to the 18 bodies found on Saturday,two more were retrieved from two different points in the river during the day, South 24-Parganas Superintendent of Police L N Meena said. Several passengers are still missing and rescue teams are trying to locate them, he said.

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