Missing Kerala Lorry Driver Arjun's Body Recovered After Two-Month Search

The body of Kerala lorry driver Arjun was found in his vehicle in a river, two months after a landslide in Shirur village. The search, initially halted due to bad weather, was resumed at Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan's request to his Karnataka counterpart, and the death toll is now nine.

The body of a missing Kerala lorry driver, Arjun, was recovered along with his vehicle from a river on Wednesday. This comes more than two months after a landslide struck Shirur village in Uttara Kannada district, tragically claiming eight lives from the start. With this recovery, the death toll has reached nine, according to police reports.

The initial search operations, which commenced immediately following the July 16 landslide on National Highway 66, were halted on July 28 due to adverse weather conditions and a high river current. Despite the challenges, the search was later resumed. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had urged his Karnataka counterpart Siddaramaiah to renew efforts to locate the missing driver from Kozhikode.

'The body of the missing driver from Kerala, Arjun, was recovered from the Gangawali river along with his lorry,' confirmed Superintendent of Police (Karwar), Narayana M, to PTI. The body was found inside the cabin of the vehicle.

(With inputs from agencies.)