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Two Dead Bodies Recovered, One Recovered Alive in Pahalgam Snow Avalanche

February 01

Two dead bodies have been recovered while one more was recovered injured at Gudkhamb point in Pahalgam.

Sources told The Kashmiriyat that three persons were recovered, two of them dead while one was recovered in a injured condition under snow after a snow avalanche hit the area earlier in the day.

The snow avalanche struck the Pahalgam-Aru road when it was being cleared of snow, at Gudkhamb point and the persons on board a JCB were swept away.

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The injured person has been shifted to the nearby hospital for treatment.

The identity of the deceased has not been confirmed as of yet.

Meanwhile a rescue team led by Deputy commissioner of Islamabad (Anantnag) district, Younis Malik reached the spot and supervised the rescue operation.