Raja Syed Rather
Ganderbal, May 3: The rescue operation by Jammu and Kashmir police, SDRF, wildlife officials, villagers and volunteers continued for the second straight day to trace the youth, who went missing after bear attack in Dumail Naranag forest area in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Sunday.
An official said that a team of Kangan Police, SDRF unit Ganderbal, locals and wildlife officials intensified the rescue operation on the second day today to trace the missing youth in the forests.
He said that the rescue operation was called off last evening due to darkness.
Earlier, on Sunday three youth were attacked by a wild bear in the forest area. The official said that two youth were rescued in injured condition by the locals while another went missing in the forest area after the attack.
He said that soon after the incident, a team of Kangan police and wildlife officials launched a rescue operation to trace the missing youth. The missing youth has been identified as Javaid Ahmad Mir, son of Ghulam Nabi Mir, a resident of Wangath.
