Tuesday, 08 October 2024 | PNS | PITHORAGARH
In latest news from Uttarakhand, a woman was feared to have drowned in Sarayu river and another, injured when the scooty they were riding crashed in a gorge in Gangolihat area under Pithoragarh district late in evening. They were going home when the accident occurred. While the deceased identified as Kiran aged 26 fell into swollen Sarayu and was swept away by the currents the other identified as Sangeeta (23) got stuck in bushes. Joint police team from Gangolihat and Almora police stations along with SDRF personnel plunged into rescue operation. They rescued Sangeeta but Kiran was not found though the operation continued late into night.
This morning, the rescue operation resumed but Kiran remained untraced till the time of filing this report.
