Hoshiarpur Tragedy: Bodies of two missing persons found in rivulet

Hoshiarpur, August 16

A search-and-rescue operation that was going on for four days ended after the bodies of two persons missing in the flood accident in Jejon Choe of Hoshiarpur were found. Both the bodies were handed over to the family members after the post-mortem. DC Komal Mittal said on August 11, an Innova car was swept away due to strong currents in Jejon Choe. There were a total of 12 people in the car, of which one was rescued while the remaining 11 were swept away in the waters. The bodies of nine people were found the same day. Two people were missing since the accident. To find them, a large-scale rescue operation was conducted in collaboration with SDRF and local residents. The bodies of the two missing persons were found from Baddowal Khad on Wednesday evening. — OC