Srinagar, June 5 -- Srinagar- The body of a Srinagar man, who was swept away while attempting to rescue his son in the Lidder River near Pahalgam, was retrieved from the Aishmuqam area on Friday, six days after the incident.

An official said that the body of Muhammad Ashraf Mir (42), a resident of Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar, was recovered from the Amad, Aishmuqam area following an extensive search operation, reported news agency KNO.

He said, Mir had gone missing on Sunday after entering the Lidder River near Langanbal, around eight kilometres downstream of Pahalgam, in an attempt to save his teenage son, Fahad, during a family outing.

The official said the boy survived the incident.

He said a massive search operation involving personnel...