Body of another martyred soldier recovered

30 Jul, 2012

The body of another Shaheed soldier was recovered from Gayari on Sunday bringing the total number of bodies recovered so far to 71. According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) here, the identity of the deceased personal was under process.
It may be mentioned here that Gayari incident happened on April 7 this year and 139 soldiers including some civilians of 6 Northern Light Infantry Battalion came under a huge snow slide.
Since the incident happened, over 300 soldiers along with 50 Engineering Plants are busy in extreme weather conditions day and night to find the remains of soldiers. All available resources have been employed by the Army to retrieve the bodies of buried soldiers and civilians.

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