Two soldiers of an Indian Army patrol party died near the Line of Contro🐠l in Jammu and Kashmir's Machil sector while evacuating a collღeague for treatment, an official said on Saturday.
Srinagar-based Defence PRO Col Emron Musavi said Gunner Souvik Hazra complained of breathing difficulty during a routine link patrol in Machil sector of𝓰 north Kashmir's Kupwara district on the intervening nigh🐈t of Thursday and Friday.
After ⭕initial assessment, it was decided to evacuate him to the nearest po🐭st, Col Musavi said.
During the evacuation, the tail of the patrol party came under a massive snowslide💃. A search-and-rescue operation was immediately launched with troops from the nearest post, he added.
As the condition of Gunner Hazra, who was diagnosed with hyperthermia, started deteriorating, an air evacuation request was raised at 10.30 am. He was evacuated to 168 Military Hospital (MH) in Kupwar♑a where he died, Col Musavi saꩵid.
He added the search party located Lance Naik Mukesh Kumar and also airlifted him to 168 MH around 2.ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ30 pm. He succumbed during treatment.
The search for Naik Gaikwad Manoj Laxman Rao was more extensive and involved a specialised rescue team along with an avalanche rescue dog from Z-Gali. After an exhaustive search, Naik Rao wa𓆉s recovered around 4.30 PM and airlifted to 168 MH, where he died, the PRO said.
Naik Rao (41) hailed from Chunchkkede village in Maharashtra's Dhuled district and is survived by his wife. Lance Naik Kumar (22) belonged to Sajwantgarh village in Rajasthan's Nagaur district and is ▨survived by his mother.
Gunner Hazra (22) hailed from Khamar🔯beria village in West Bengal's Bankura district.
Their mortal remains will be tak😼en to their respective native places for th💖eir last rites with full military honour, Col Musavi said.
