2 Special Forces Soldiers Missing in Yamuna After Army Boat Capsizes at Hathnikund
Army, police and State Disaster Response Force teams are searching for two missing Special Forces jawans after the boat sank during flood-rescue training.
- On Tuesday, an Indian Army boat capsized in the Yamuna near Hathnikund Barrage during a training exercise in Haryana, leaving one soldier missing and three others swimming to safety.
- While practicing flood rescue operations, Special Forces personnel encountered strong river currents that forced their boat into a danger zone, causing it to capsize and sink.
- Three personnel managed to swim to safety, covering approximately 600 meters through the strong current to reach the river bank after the boat sank.
- Teams from the Indian Army, police, and SDRF launched an extensive search operation; Pratapnagar police declined to provide further details, citing national security.
- Search efforts remain ongoing for the missing soldier amid strong currents, while authorities have not yet confirmed the accident's cause or the total number of soldiers affected.
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Haryana News: Para Commando Drill Turns Risky as Boat Engine Fails, Two Soldiers Missing in Yamuna
<p>A major accident has occurred during a Para Commando training exercise at the Hathnikund Barrage in Yamunanagar, Haryana, after a boat carrying the commandos reportedly lost engine power in the middle of a strong water current. The exercise involved commandos being dropped from a helicopter into the Yamuna canal before swimming toward a waiting boat as part of the training drill. According to the information in the report, five commandos came…
Two soldiers missing after Army boat capsizes during training exercise near Hathni Kund Barrage in Yamuna
According to a senior official, "personnel from the 1 Para Special Force were conducting an exercise in the Hathnikund Barrage area. During this time, reports were received of an accident involving an Army boat. One or two soldiers are feared missing."
An accident occurred during an army training exercise at the Hathini Kund Barrage in Haryana when a motor boat suddenly stopped. Four soldiers fell into the Yamuna River as the boat was swept away by strong currents. Two of them managed to swim to a canal gate about 600 meters away and escaped safely, while two are still missing.
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