Two people were swept away in the Parvati river near Kasol in Himachal’s Kullu district on Thursday, officials said.
According to the information, the incident took place in Manikaran Valley when the flow of the river suddenly increased in the afternoon.
The locals who saw two people being swept away in the river informed the administration and the police.
The rescue and search teams have recovered the body of one person, who was described to be in his early thirties and reportedly from Uttar Pradesh. However, officials said he was yet to be identified.
“Search operations are on to find the other body,” said Kullu Additional District Magistrate Ashwani Kumar.
( With input from PTI)
