Intense search operation leads to recovery of body of second missing army personnel in Kokernag

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 10 (STC): in an intense search operation in freezing temperatures, the body of another army personnel who went missing along with another trooper has been recovered from the upper reaches of Kokernag in South Kashmir, reveals a report.
The duo went missing during an anti-militancy operation in the area amid a severe snowstorm, reports said.
According to the officials quoted in media reports, the soldier’s body was located during the ongoing search and rescue operation launched soon after communication was lost with the two personnel during the adverse weather conditions.
Earlier, the body of one Paratrooper was recovered from the same area. Both soldiers had been part of a special operation team conducting searches in the snowbound heights of Kokernag.
Army sources have said the mortal remains will be sent for formal identification and subsequent completion of military honors.
(Straight Talk Communications)