Jabalpur Bargi Dam Cruise Accident: The picture of mother and child going viral by linking it to Jabalpur cruise accident is AI-generated and fake. However, it is true that in the actual accident, 9 people had died, including a mother and child.
A heart-wrenching picture of a mother and child is going viral on social media. It is being claimed that this photo is of a cruise accident in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, in which a mother died while hugging her child. This picture is such that anyone’s heart aches and tears come to the eyes. It is being said that the mother tried till her last breath to save her child, hugged him tightly, but both could not survive. However, the fact-check team has revealed that this picture is not real but has been created by AI.
The real accident that took the lives of 9 people at Bargi Dam
It is true that recently 9 people died when a cruise ship sank at Bargi Dam in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. In this tragic accident, a mother and her child actually died together. While traveling in the boat, the child was in the mother’s lap. Both of them lost their lives together when the cruise sank. This heartbreaking incident really happened. But to make this incident more sensational, it is being made viral by using this AI photo. This does not mean that the accident did not happen, but a fake picture is being used to show the real accident.
How did the Jabalpar Bargi Dam accident happen?
According to the information received about the incident, strong winds started blowing at around 6 pm. Yellow alert had already been issued in that area, despite this the passengers were boarded in the cruise. A video has also gone viral in which people are seen singing songs and having fun on the cruise just before the accident. Eyewitnesses said that as soon as strong winds picked up, the passengers panicked and asked the cruise staff to return to shore. But the boat was far away from the shore, so returning back was not possible.
What happened that day on the cruise to Jabalpur?
It is being told that there were about 30 passengers and only two crew members on the boat. As the boat sank, local people rescued some passengers, who were wearing life jackets, with the help of ropes. But many people drowned in water. It is being said that if all the passengers had been given life jackets, such a big tragedy would not have happened. It is alleged that the boat was launched into the water despite bad weather. When the passengers requested to be taken to a safe place, the staff did not listen to them. This terrible accident happened within a few minutes. There were no special security arrangements on the boat.