Jammu: Rescuers on Tuesday recovered the body of the third 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.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed grief over the loss of three young lives in the incident.
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 LG said.
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.
