Gurez avalanche: Bodies of two missing soldiers recovered

ANI | Updated: Dec 18, 2017 22:53 IST

Bandipora (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] December 18 (ANI): The bodies of two soldiers, who went missing after an avalanche hit Gurez region of Bandipora on December 10, were recovered today along with their weapons.

A search operation is underway to find another soldier who went missing during the same period.

The bodies were recovered near Baktore area of Gurez at around 3 pm today.

The soldiers have been identified as Shiv Singh and Pramanik.

They belonged to Army's 36 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) Unit, stationed at Baktore area of Gurez.

Further details are awaited. (ANI)