Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Feb 15: A man was buried alive under snow avalanche that hit Chak Nallah area of Gurez in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district this afternoon.
A snow avalanche hit Chak Nallah area of Gurez at around 2.30 pm, burying a man alive.
An official said that three persons were traveling on foot towards Tulail from Dawar when the avalanche hit the area.
A man got buried under the snow avalanche while one person managed to save himself as he had crossed the avalanche zone.
Another person who was accompanying them was thrown on the other side of Kishen Ganga river.
A rescue operation has been jointly launched by the police, civil administration, Army and locals to trace out the missing person.
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