The body of one of the three persons who were missing after the pick-up they were travelling in fell into a river in Joshimath on Thursday has been recovered. The authorities are still searching for the other two missing persons.
It will be recalled that the pick up met with the accident near the Urgam power house on the Helang-Urgam motor road in Joshimath Tehsil at about 8:30 AM on Thursday. After the vehicle fell off the road into the Kalpganga river, three of the passengers were carried away in the river while five others were injured and one was safe.
The injured were taken to the district hospital in Gopeshwar for treatment. According to information received from the state emergency operation centre (SEOC), while one of the bodies has been recovered, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and police are searching for the two missing persons.