One Body Recovered, Three Feared Dead After Vehicle Plunges Into Drass River
Kargil, June 24, KNT: One body has been recovered while three other persons are feared dead after a vehicle plunged into the Drass River near Marpoochoo in the Drass sector of Kargil district, officials said on Wednesday.
Superintendent of Police Drass, Ishtiyaq Ahmed Kacho, told KNT that the accident occurred late Tuesday night when a Fronx vehicle bearing registration number LA01-4920 met with an accident and fell into the river.
He said four persons were travelling in the vehicle at the time of the mishap.
“After receiving information about the accident, rescue teams immediately launched a search operation in the area,” the officer said.
According to officials, the body of one occupant, identified as Agha Syed Baqir, son of Syed Muslim, a resident of Lankerchay, aged about 35 years, was recovered from the river near Thanda Morh in the Chowkiyal area.
Three other occupants — Sajad Hussain, son of Haji Abbas of Lankerchay; Hasina Banoo, daughter of Mehmood Hussain of Gato Lankerchay; and Sogra Banoo, daughter of Mohammad Ali of Gato Lankerchay, remain untraced.
SP Drass said search and rescue teams were continuing operations along the river course to locate the missing persons.
Officials said all three missing occupants are feared dead, though confirmation would only be possible after they are traced.
Rescue personnel, police and local volunteers remained engaged in the operation till late Wednesday, officials added. [KNT]
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