Drowning incident in Jammu’s Tawi river: Third body recovered
LG, CM condoles loss of lives in drowning incident in Jammu
Jammu: Rescuers on Tuesday recovered the body of a boy, who had drowned along with two others after being swept away by a strong current in the Tawi river near Nagrota Sainik school on the outskirts of Jammu, officials said.
While the bodies of two boys were recovered on Monday, the third body was recovered on Tuesday. The body was found about half a kilometre downstream from the incident site, Inspector Vinood Kumar said.
Three teenagers identified as Bavish Koul (15), Sonam Dutt (16) and Aditya Pandit (15), all belonging to the Kashmiri Pandit community, were washed away by the strong current of the river on Sunday.
The bodies have been shifted to the Government Medical College hospital in Jammu for postmortem, officials said.
According to officials, the boys were playing volleyball on the riverbank before they entered the water to take a bath and were subsequently swept away by the strong current.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed grief over the loss of lives in a drowning incident in the Tawi river at Nagrota.
While the bodies of two boys who drowned in the river on Sunday have been recovered, the search for the third boy is underway.
Sinha also spoke to senior officials and took stock of the search and rescue operations, a Lok Bhawan spokesman said
“The loss of young lives is heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved families. We stand in solidarity with them during this difficult time,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
Teams from the police and other agencies have managed to retrieve the bodies of Koul and Pandit so far.
Abdullah expressed sorrow over the loss of lives in the incident and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families.
In a post on X, he also prayed for strength and solace for the affected families in this hour of grief.
