Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] September 25 (Ani): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that the government has recovered the missing body of Kerala Truck driver Arjun following the landslide in Shiroor, Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district.
Siddaramiah confirmed on X that the body was found buried under the debris.
Arjun, a native of Kerala, went missing in the landslide that happened on July 16.
"The state government has recovered the body of Kerala truck driver Arjun, along with the truck, which was buried under the debris following the landslide in Shiroor, Uttara Kannada district. From the start, rescuing Arjun and everyone swept away by the river was our priority. However, the fast-flowing waters and relentless rains made the operation impossible. Unfortunately, the rescue efforts couldn't succeed, and many succumbed in the tragedy. I share in the sorrow of this unfortunate event." Siddaramaiah wrote on X.
Siddaramaiah confirmed that both the truck and the driver's body have been recovered by SDRF and Disaster management team today.
"Some bodies were recovered earlier, and today, we finally retrieved the driver's body along with the truck buried under the mud." Siddaramaiah said on X.
The truck driver's body was missing for 70 days.