Sopore, Mar 3 A minor boy has died and another rescued safely after the duo fell into a rivulet in Sopore area in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday afternoon.
An official told news that two boys from Mundaji Sopore, who were on their way to a mosque to attend a congregation, slipped into a rivulet, flowing through the area.
With prompt rescue operation, the duo was immediately evacuated from the rivulet. One Saqib-ul-Khair, retrieved under unconscious condition, was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was declared as brought dead on arrival.
Confirming the death of the boy, a medical official told Kashmir Scroll that the boy had already lost his breath when he was brought to the hospital. (KS)
