Security forces found the body of a soldier in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Thursday, while a search operation to locate another missing soldier entered its third day, officials said here.

The body of one of the two soldiers who went missing on Tuesday was found from the Gadole forests in the Kokernag area of Anantnag, the officials said, adding that a preliminary examination suggests that he died of hypothermia.

They said searches to track the other missing soldier are ongoing but dense vegetation, rough terrain and inclement weather continue to hinder the efforts.

The soldiers, both commandos of an elite para unit, went missing during a combing operation at Kokernag on Tuesday. The operation was launched two days ago in the Ahlan Gadole area, following inputs that terroris

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