Uri Incident: Body Of Last Missing Person Retrieved, Toll 3

Srinagar: Rescuers on Monday recovered body of another missing person from a Canal in Uri to capup nearly two day operation.

With the recovery of body of Mehnaz Rasheed Shah(30) son of Abdul Rasheed of Khanyar, the death toll in the tragic incident rose to three.

Pertinently, four members of family including two minors slipped in Water canal of Lower Jhelum Hydroelectric project. However only one of them identified as Syed Mohd Ilyas was rescued alive.

Besides Mehnaz body of Ahmad bin Khalid son of Khalid Mehraj Shah of Hyderpora was recovered this morning.

Immediately after the incident late Sunday, body of 13 Year-Old was recovered.(GNS)