One of the three children missing since a tourist boat sank on Karnaphuli River was found dead on Friday afternoon.

Divers of fire service recovered the body of Deblila, 10, around 4pm, said Ashraf Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Chandraghona Police Station.

Divers are searching for the other missing passengers – Binoy, 5, and Tumpa Majumdar, 3.

The children had gone missing after the boat sank around 11am, said Sufi Ullah, Additional Superintendent of Police.