Srinagar: In a tragic event, a sister drowned to death while attempting to rescue her brother in the Sumbal area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
A local news agency reported that a boy, Nazakat Ali (21) drowned while taking a bath in a river in Shadipora of the Sumbal area this morning. As the news spread, many onlookers and locals made efforts to rescue the boy and in the meantime, the sister of the drowning boy also jumped into the river in a frantic attempt to save her brother.
As the boy was rescued, the girl was found to have lost her breath upon her retrieval from the water body.
The deceased girl has been identified as one Nuzhat Afzal (18).
The boy rescued has been in the meantime referred to JVC Hospital here in critical condition.
Confirming it, a police official told GNS that they are collecting necessary details regarding the incident.
