Thajwas Glacier Collapse: Body of missing sledgeman retrieved
Srinagar: The body of man who went missing after Thajwas glacier collapse, who was a sledgeman, was retrieved from Sindh River near Ganderbal area of Sonmargh in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on Monday morning, the officials said.
According to Kashmir Media Service the Sledgeman went missing yesterday after a portion of Thajwas glacier fell in Sonmargh area of Ganderbal while two tourists were rescued immediately after the incident took place.
However, the officials while talking too local media, said that the rescue operation was launched immediately after a Sledgeman fell into river Sindh.
Earlier, a local man went missing and two tourists were rescued when part of the Thajwas Glacier caved in Sonamarg of IIOJK.
A local official have revealed that the tourists were enjoying at the Thajwas Glacier in Sonmargh when suddenly a portion of it caved in trapping a local and two tourists.
“Soon after the incident, the two tourists were rescued while the local is still missing,” an official said.
