Srinagar, April 26 -- The body of a minor boy who drowned in the tragedy in the Gandabal area in the outskirts of the city here, was retrieved from the river near the Old Zero Bridge in the Rajbagh area of the city, the officials said.They said that the body was shifted to SMHS Srinagar for medico-legal formalities.

News of the discovery spread like wildfire through Gandbal. The pall of gloom that had shrouded the community for eleven days deepened. The cries, a constant undercurrent since the boat capsized, rose in a fresh wave of anguish. Women wailed, their grief echoing off through the streets of Gandbal. Men, their faces etched with despair, hurried towards the riverbank.

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