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Kashmiri guide dies while saving 7 tourists after their boat capsized

SRINAGAR: A young tourist guide drowned but only after he managed to save the lives of seven tourists. The tourists’ boat capsized in the gushing Lidder stream in Kashmir''s Pahalgam, officials said.

Kashmiri guide dies while saving 7 tourists after their boat capsized

The tourists were rafting in the fast flowing Lidder stream in Pahalgam when their boat capsized. Representative image.



Tribune News Service
Srinagar, June 1
 
A young tourist guide drowned but only after he managed to save the lives of at least seven tourists in Pahalgam. The tourists’ boat capsized in the gushing Lidder stream, officials said. 
 
The officials said Rauf Ahmad Dar, the guide, was a resident of Kulgam district's Yinad village.
 
The raft capsized at a rafting point in Mawoora Pahalgam after it was caught in sudden gusty winds and all passengers onboard fell in the Lidder river, the officials said.
 
Dar, who is being described as a braveheart, saved the lives of all tourists but could not save himself.
 
The officials said a rescue mission was launched by the local police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to save the young man. However, only his body could be recovered on Saturday morning near  the Bhawani bridge. After completion of medico-legal formalities, it was handed over to his relatives, said officials. 
 
Deputy Commissioner Anantnag has recommended Dar for bravery award, the officials said, adding the chief secretary has also hailed his bravery and directed the district administration to support the family of the deceased.
 
Dar’s braveheart act has also earned him tributes on social media. 
 
Omar Abdullah, the state's former chief minister, tweeted about Dar’s bravery. 
 

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