Tarsar Lake Incident: Tourist’s Body Fished Out After Month From Liddarwat

Pahalgam: The body of a tourist, who had drowned in Tarsar Lake in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district along with a local tour guide on June 22, has been recovered after a month, officials said on Sunday.

An official said that the body of Dr Mahesh Kumar from Uttarakhand, who had drowned in the Lake last month, was recovered near Liddarwat area of Pahalgam.

He said that they have informed the family of Dr Mahesh and after medico-legal formalities body will be handed over to them.

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Notably, a local tourist guide, who was part a 13 member group of tourist on a trekking trip to Tarsar Lake, had drowned in the lake while trying to save the tourist Dr Mahesh Kumar.

Body of tourist guide, Shakeel Ahmad was recovered a day after following hectic efforts by rescue teams, while tourist’s body remained untraced for over a month.

Officials said that after a month, the body was tourist Dr Mahesh was recovered today near the Liddarwat area of the district.

(KNO)