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Tourist dies, another rescued after duo falls into snow cavity at Sonmarg

Rayees Shah

A tourist died and another was rescued after the duo was left trapped in a snow cavity at Thajwas glacier in Sonamarg.

An official told The Kashmiriyat that a tourist duo accidently fell into a snow cavity at the Thajwas glacier.

“As the news spread, the tourists at the spot alongside the police retrieved the body of one while another trapped person was rescued and taken to a nearby hospital,” the official said.

The official identified the deceased as one Deepak Prahlad Patil, a resident of Maharashtra.

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