Poonch: A junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Army died after accidentally slipping into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Saturday.

The subedar was leading a search party in the Seri Mastan area of Behramgalla on Friday evening when he lost balance while negotiating a steep slope and fell into the gorge, officials said.

Army troops launched a rescue operation but found him dead on the spot. The body has been sent to his hometown for last rites following legal and medical formalities, they added. (Agencies)

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