A Quick Reaction Team comprising six Army personnel and a dog squad on Tuesday helped recover bodies from under the debris in village Babbar of Reasi district.
According to the MoD spokesman, “On receipt of a specific request for search of bodies buried under a mudslide at village Babbar, district Reasi, Talwara Rashtriya Rifles Battalion, under Uniform Force, dispatched a Quick Reaction Team comprising of six Army personnel and two ‘Search And Rescue’ Great Swiss Mountain dogs which specialises in the operations involving search and rescue of humans buried under mud and snow.
According to him, an area of around 100 by 150 meters was searched by Army Dogs named Blazer and Bobby along with the dog handlers. The dogs after a detailed search confirmed the presence of the bodies buried under the mud. The indicated area was dug up to 5 feet resulting in recovery two dead bodies, one elderly woman aged 70 years and a child aged four years.