MANSEHRA: The body of one of the two siblings who had slipped and drowned in the Kunhar River in the Tarapi area of Kaghan Valley earlier was recovered by rescuers on Tuesday.
“We have recovered the body of the drowned girl and handed it over to her family,” District Emergency Officer of Rescue 1122, Ibrar Ali, told reporters.The body of six-year-old Fatima, who had slipped into the river along with her eight-year-old brother, Sameer, both stated to be the granddaughter of Shahzaman, was recovered by rescuers from the Kunhar River after residents spotted it in the Khania area of Kaghan Valley.
The body was shifted to a nearby health facility and later handed over to the family.Sameer, 8, and his sister Fatima, 6, who had come from Balakot to visit their grandparents in Tarapi in Kaghan Valley, slipped from a rocky surface and fell into the Kunhar River on April 20 this year. The strong current had swept them downstream.
The Rescue 1122 official said that rescue and search operations had continued for almost a week after the incident, but neither of the bodies could be traced or recovered, forcing rescuers to suspend the operation.He said that the body of Fatima was recovered after residents spotted it in the river and informed Rescue 1122.
