Minor drowns, 2 persons missing, one rescued as family outing turns tragic in Uri

Srinagar, July 13: A picnic turned tragic for a Srinagar-based family on Sunday evening after four members drowned in the River Jhelum near the NHPC canal at Gantmullah area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla.

An official told news agency JKNS that the family was on a picnic when two childrens slipped into Jhelum, other two family members jumped to save them but they two also drowned.

In the meanwhile a local immediately jumped into the canal and managed to save one person. However one minor dead body was retrieved while the other two remained untraced as of now which reportedly includes, one minor and an elder.

One rescued person was shifted to Boniyar hospital for medico-legal formalities, an official said.

Two persons remain missing as of now, prompting a large-scale search and rescue effort involving local police, SDRF teams, and volunteers.

SHO Boniyar while confirming the incident told JKNS that the operation is underway and all efforts are being made to trace the missing individuals. Further identification and details of the victims are being ascertained.