Srinagar: The body of a tourist guide who saved the lives of five tourists, including foreigners, after a rafting boat capsized in Pahalgam area yesterday was fished out from Lidder river on Saturday morning.
Reports said, at around 7 pm, a boat capsized at Rafting Point in Movera Pahalgam.
According to news agency GNS, the body of tourist guide, Rouf Ahmad Dar, a resident of Yeened was retrieved from the river near Bhawani Bridge this morning by the sleuths of SDRF, police and local volunteers.
Confirming that his body was retrieved, Deputy Commissioner Anantnag Khalid Jahangir praised the Braveheart Dar.
“Body of the brave tourist guide Rouf Ahmad Dar, who while successfully saving 5 tourists including 2 foreigners lost his own life in the true spirit of trademark Kashmiri hospitality, was retrieved near Bhawani Bridge from Lidder,” he said.
Meanwhile, Advisor to Governor Khurshid Ahmad Ganai on Saturday announced that Dar will be awarded posthumously.
Hailing the brave act by the tourist guide Rouf Ahmad Dar, Ganai who heads the tourism department, told GNS that he has also announced the deceased’s family will be given monetary help.
Meanwhile, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Basser Ahmad Khan told GNS that he has announced Rs 2 lakh as an immediate relief in favour of the bereaved family. Khan also heaped praises on Dar, saying that his act of bravery will be remembered for times to come.
