Female Body Recovered, Search On for Missing Man in Gund Power Canal Tragedy
Woman’s body retrieved during rescue operation
Search continues to trace missing male
SDRF, Police, Army, CRPF and locals jointly conducting operation
Incident reported from power canal near Ramwari in Gund area
Touseef wani
Ganderbal, June 15 (KNC): A woman was found dead while an intensive search operation continued to trace a missing man after two persons were suspected to have drowned in a power canal near Ramwari in the Gund area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday.
Officials said rescue teams recovered the body of the woman from the canal during an extensive operation launched after information was received regarding the drowning incident in Gund-21. However, the identity of the deceased woman had not been officially confirmed till the filing of this report.
They said efforts are underway to locate the missing male, with teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) from Gund and Ganderbal carrying out a thorough search in the canal and adjoining areas.
According to officials, personnel from Gund Police, the Army, CRPF, SDRF and local volunteers are jointly participating in the rescue operation to trace the second missing person.
The operation was launched earlier in the day after authorities received reports that two individuals had allegedly drowned in the power canal.
The incident has triggered concern among local residents, many of whom gathered near the site as rescue teams continued their efforts despite challenging conditions.
Meanwhile, officials said the search operation remains in progress and further details regarding the incident, including the identities of the victims, will be shared as they become available.
Further updates are awaited.(KNC)
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