2 dead, 4 injured after boat capsizes in Pahalgam
Pahalgam:-A tourist boat on Tuesday capsized during rafting in Pahalgam, Anantnag. Out of the six tourists in the boat, two died while four were injured in the incident.
A rescue operation is underway.
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh, each to the next of kin of those who died in the boat capsizing incident.
Jammu & Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakhs each to the next of kin of those dead after a rafting boat capsized at a tourist resort in Pahalgam, Anantnag. https://t.co/JEGco3EU7A
ANI (@ANI) June 18, 2019
In a similar incident, a boat capsized in Lidder river in Mawoora, Pahalgam area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Tourist guide who was with them, Rouf Ahmed Dar lost his life in the incident after saving all the passengers.
Seven tourists including two foreigners were on the boat when it capsized after it was caught in gusty winds.
