Jammu, March 10: The body of an Indian Army soldier, who went missing during a river crossing exercise, was recovered on Tuesday a day after the accident.
Officials said that the body of the soldier who had gone missing during a river-crossing training exercise in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir a day earlier, was recovered today.
“The body of Sepoy Akshit Sharma was recovered from the Manawar stream in the Khour area by a joint search party of the Army, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local rescuers this morning.
“Sepoy Sharma had gone missing on Monday during a river-crossing exercise conducted by the Army in the Sundarbani area of Rajouri district.
“Following the incident, a search operation was launched by the Army with the assistance of NDRF and local rescuers”, officials said.
