Jammu, Mar 10: The body of a soldier who went missing during a river-crossing exercise in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday was recovered on Tuesday, officials said.
Sepoy Akshit Sharma’s body was found in the Manawar stream by a joint search team comprising the Army, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and local rescuers in the Khour area early Tuesday morning, officials said.
According to the Army, the soldier was reported missing around 12 pm on Monday during a river-crossing training exercise near Sundarbani, prompting extensive search operations using all available resources from both the Army and civil agencies. (Agency)
