Excelsior Correspondent
DODA, Nov 9: The continuous search operation to trace four people feared drowned in Chenab river after their car yesterday plunged into the river in Doda district, paid off as the wreckage of the car and dead body of one of the deceased was recovered today.
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The search operation was launched at Shibnote-Karara along Batote-Kishtwar National Highway following the accident around 7.30 pm yesterday. Senior Superintendent of Police, Doda, Abdul Qayoom and Deputy Commissioner, Doda, Vishesh Paul Mahajan were themselves supervising the operation which was being jointly carried out by police, Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).
Police sources said that river rafting experts from JK Adventures and specially trained local volunteers were also part of the rescue-cum-search operation. They said the adventure sports body had deployed its expert divers at the scene to help in locating the missing persons and as a result, wreckage of the ill-fated car and body of one of the occupants of the car namely Adit Kotwal son of Rakesh Kumar of Paryote (Doda), was recovered this evening.
“The search operation was suspended late this evening due to darkness and it will be started again tomorrow morning,” sources said, adding, the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has also requested to close down the dams on the river so that the water flow in the river is lowered to facilitate the search operation for other three occupants of the car.
Rohan Mangotra, Adit Kotwal, Surjeet Singh and Vishal Chandel, all residents of Doda, were travelling to Kishtwar when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into the river, late last evening.
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