Srinagar, Feb. 17 -- A youth was killed on Friday after coming under a snowslide in Machil area in North Kashmir's Kupwara district.

26-year-old Aijaz Ahmad Tantray and his wife were walking along Kulbugh in Machil when a snowslide hit the area on Friday afternoon, reports said. While his wife had a narrow escape, Tantray got trapped under the snow.

Instantly, a rescue operation was launched by locals and the army at the site. However, after hectic efforts, Tantray's lifeless body was retrieved.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from The Kashmir Observer....