Body fished out from Wular
Deploy coast guards in Lake: FishermenMir
TariqBandipora, July 26: Body of 25 year old woman, who was drowned in Wular Lake, was fished out by a fisherman on Saturday. Hameeda, 25, daughter of Mohammad Ramzan had drowned in Wular Lake after fast winds blew in the Thursday afternoon in Bandipora. After three days, a fisherman namely Nazir Ahmed Dar managed to pull out her body from the weeds in the Wular Lake."I was on fishing in the Wular on Saturday. When I put fishing hook in the water, it clung to the clothing of the deceased," said Nazir Ahmed, adding, "I managed in pulling out her body from the lake". It is pertinent to mention here that police and army divers were trying to locate and fish out her body from the Lake during past three days. They, however, failed in their efforts.Meanwhile, the fishermen have demanded that proper arrangements should be taken to avoid the routine drowning incidents in the Lake."May to August are the months of caltrop (Singardy) extraction, which is done by female folk of the community;" said Muhammad Akram, adding "Government should appoint coast guards order to prevent the people from drowning into the lake".It is here pertinent to mention that every afternoon the fatal wave are erupting from the Wular lake.