Four missing tourists from Gujrat found dead in Skardu ravine

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Tourists were travelling from Gilgit to Skardu when their vehicle lost control and fell into ravine, police say

SKARDU: The bodies of four tourists who went missing while traveling from Gilgit to Skardu have been recovered from a deep ravine near Istak village in Skardu’s Roundu valley, rescue officials confirmed on Saturday.

According to rescue officer Ghulam Rasool, the ill-fated vehicle plunged into a gorge along the Baltistan Highway. Two bodies have already been retrieved, while efforts are underway to recover the remaining two.

Police said the tourists, who went missing on the night of May 15, were travelling from Gilgit to Skardu when their vehicle lost control and fell into the ravine.