Five soldiers, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO), were killed during an exercise early Saturday as their Russian-origin T-72 tank was swept away in flash floods in the Shyok river near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, officials said.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh said he was deeply saddened by the unfortunate accident that occurred in the river near Saser Brangsa.
Two T-72 tanks were trying to cross Shyok around 1 am and one of them got stuck in high currents in the river, the officials said, adding the melting of snow resulted in sudden surge in the water levels.
The Army deployed rescue teams but the mission didn't succeed in view of the raging waters in the river.
The deceased personnel are MRK Reddy, Subhan Khan, Bhupendra Negi, E Teibam and Sadarbonia Nagaraju. The river crossing exercise was taking place in the Daulat Beg Oldie area.
Defence officials confirmed on Saturday that all five bodies have been recovered.
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