A 4-year-old boy, Trishan, reportedly showed unusual fear of water and expressed a premonition before the tragic Jabalpur boat accident on April 30, 2026. His father recounted Trishan's words, "Papa, we should not go into the water," and a chilling question asked during the cruise. The family's unpacked luggage serves as a painful reminder of the lives lost.
A cruise boat tragedy at Bargi dam in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur has claimed 11 lives, including a 39-year-old woman Marina Massey, her 62-year-old mother Madhur, and four-year-old son Trishaan Kumar Verma. Marina's husband Pradeep Kumar Verma, father Julius Massey, and 14-year-old daughter Siya survived. Pradeep alleged negligence against the boat operator, claiming he was untrained and jumped off when currents got rough.
Three members of a Delhi family — Marina Massey (39), her mother Madhur (62), and son Trishaan Kumar Verma (4) — died when a cruise boat capsized at Bargi dam on the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur. The victims were returning from a family function. Marina's husband Pradeep Kumar Verma, father Julius Massey, and 14-year-old daughter Siya survived. The tragedy claimed 11 lives total. Pradeep alleged negligence by the boat operator, claiming he was untrained and jumped off when currents got rough.
Search teams recovered the eighth and ninth bodies from Bargi Dam, including a mother, Marina Massey, and her four-year-old son, Trishaan, still embracing each other. Despite wearing life jackets, they were likely trapped in the lower cabin as the boat capsized. Officials believe Marina instinctively tried to protect her son in their final moments.
