Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, May 19: Indian Army rescued two people from drowning in the JCB vehicle that had got washed away in Marua River near Nawapachi village in Marwah valley.
Driver Sajid Ahmad Mir, resident of Anantnag and Mushtaq Ahmad, resident of Ramban were in the JCB vehicle when it got submerged while working on the bank and in the fast current, got washed away for around 500 meters.
On receipt of information from locals, Army column from Nawapachi post immediately rushed towards the site of accident.
Jumping into the river, in the fast flowing water, Indian Army along with JKP and locals successfully took out the civilians from the submerged JCB vehicle with the help of ropes in a 90 minutes long difficult rescue mission.
Prompt action of troops in the rescue operation saved the lives of two civilians.
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