Srinagar- The search operation to trace and rescue two army personnel missing in Jammu's Anantnag district entered its third day on Thursday, they added. Dense vegetation, dangerous terrain and bad weather are hampering the ongoing efforts, they added.
The two soldiers, who are commandos of an Elite Para unit, went missing during a search operation in the Kokernag area on Tuesday. Officials said the operation was launched two days ago in the Ahlan Gadol area after receiving information about the presence of militants.
According to officials, the two soldiers went missing after contact was lost. Helicopters have been deployed for aerial surveillance to locate the commandos.
“On the intervening night of October 6 and 7, an operational team on the Kishtwar range encountered a heavy snowfall and whiteout conditions in the mountains of South Kashmir. Since then, contact with the two jawans has been lost,” the Chinar Corps said in a post on ‘X’ on Wednesday;
“Search and rescue operations have been launched swiftly, but are being hampered by prevailing adverse weather conditions.”