India, Aug. 8 -- A body has been recovered after a couple was swept away in a flash flood triggered by heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Thursday evening, officials said.

The incident occurred in Kaghote panchayat of the Ramnagar area after intense rains triggered a sudden flash flood, they said.

According to locals, the couple, identified as 58-year-old Baldev and 53-year-old Maya Devi, had gone to graze their cattle and were crossing a nallah when they were caught in the strong current and washed away.

Rescue teams were immediately pressed into service, and a victim's body was recovered. Efforts were on to trace the other person, officials said.

It wasn't immediately clear whether it was the husband or the w...