The death toll in the boat capsize in Mahananda river bordering West Bengal and Bihar rose to eight on October 5 after four more bodies were recovered by rescue teams, a police officer said. The bodies of four men were fished out from the river at Chanchal area in Malda district of West Bengal on October 5 morning, Malda Superintendent of Police Alok Rajoria said. National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force were carrying out search operations, he said. Four bodies had been fished out from the river bordering Katihar district in Bihar and Malda district in West Bengal since October 3. A total of nine people were admitted to a hospital in Malda district after they were rescued, the District Magistrate (DM) of Malda, Kaushik Bhattacharya had said.