Kargil, Mar 20 (KNS): The mortal remains of a soldier who was missing from last three days was Sunday recovered by the rescue teams of the Army.
In a statement issued to KNS, on the third day of a grueling search operation, Army’s rescue team managed to recover the mortal remains of Vijay Kumar K from under twelve feet of snow.
“The search operation continued for three days despite adverse weather conditions and upto fifteen feet of snow in the area of avalanche,” spokesman said.
He said that avalanche rescue dogs, deep penetration radars and metal detectors were also pressed into service in the rescue operation.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
“The martyr, who belongs to Vallaramapuram village of Thirunelvelli District of Tamil Nadu, is survived by his parents and two younger sisters. Army is in the process of evacuating his mortal remains from the area after which they will be moved to his native place where the cremation ceremony will take place with full military honours,” spokesman said.
He said that Sujit, a soldier who was rescued on the first day itself is medically stable and recovering well.
Lt Gen DS Hooda, Army Commander, Northern Command has expressed his deep condolences to the family of Vijay Kumar K. (KNS)