A young footballer has gone missing after he went out on Sunday to take a bath in river Dhansiri in Assamโ€™s Golaghat district.

The missing footballer has been identified as Gobin Nayak, a resident of Shantipur in Golaghat district.

According to sources, footballer Gobin Nayak went to take bath in river Dhansiri along with five other friends at noon on Sunday.

โ€œGobin Nayak went missing while taking bath in river Dhansiri,โ€ sources said.

As the youth went missing, the locals informed the police about the incident and the police quickly intimated the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel.

A team of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel rushed to the incident site.

The SDRF personnel started a search operation in the river.

However, the body is yet to be fished out.

Gobin Nayak was a football trainer of the Golaghat District Sports Association.

He participated in inter-district football competition.

Nayak is known as an expert goalkeeper.