Jammu & Kashmir

Ganderbal: 13-year-old boy drowns while taking bath in canal

Deceased’s body being taken in ambulance. [Photo: KNO]

Ganderbal: A 13-year-old boy died after he drowned in a canal in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday afternoon, officials said.

An official told news agency Kashmir News Observer that drowned in the canal while taking a bath in Mongam village of Kangan.

He said that soon after the incident, a rescue operation was launched and retrieved the boy from the canal.

“He was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival,” he said.

The boy has been identified as Aqib Ahmad Lone, 13, son of Ghulam Qadir Lone of Chattergul, Kangan.

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