Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 22: A couple from Gujarat died in a rafting boat accident at Pahalgam in Anantnag district today.
An official said that due to high speed winds, a rafting boat capsized in river Lidder.
He said the dead bodies of a Gujarat couple were retrieved by rescue operation teams while a lady from Mumbai was rescued whose condition is stated to be critical.
The deceased couple has been identified as Patel Sharmilaben and her husband Patel Bhikhabhai Ambalal, resident of Saijapurbogha, Ahmedabad Gujarat.
The Mumbai tourist whose condition is serious and undergoing treatment at GMC Anantnag has been identified as Muskan Khan wife of Parveen Sheikh.
Police have taken cognizance of the incident and registered a case under relevant sections of law.
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