Gandarbal: A 22-year-old youth drowned to death on Tuesday after he accidentally slipped in River Sind in Mammer area of central Kashmir’s Genderbal district, officials said.
An official said that a youth identified as Zakir Ahmad Thekri, son of Ghulam Qadir Thekri slipped and drowned in River Sind at Yachama.
He said that soon after the incident, a police team along with locals launched a rescue operation following which the body was fished by a swimmer and expert of rescue operations, Bashir Ahmad Mir with the help of local rescuers and Police team.
