Picnic for Srinagar family turns into tragedy. Three members drown, one rescued.

Baramulla: A picnic turned tragic for a Srinagar-based family on Sunday afternoon after four members drowned in the River Jhelum near the NHPC Canal at Gantmullah area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla.

An official told that the family was on a picnic when two childrens slipped into jehlum, other two family members jumped to save them but they two also drowned.

A local immediately jumped into jhelum and managed to save one person. However one minor dead body was retrieved the other two remained un-traced as of now which reportedly includes, one minor and elder.

One rescued person was shifted to Boniyar hospital for medico-legal formalities, official said.

Two persons remain missing as of now, prompting a large-scale search and rescue effort involving local police, SDRF teams, and volunteers.

More details awaited.