Vaishnodevi pilgrim dies of cardiac arrest

Jammu: A Vaishnodevi-bound pilgrim died after apparently suffering a heart attack in Katra town of Reasi district here, police said today.

75-year-old Kushayalia, a resident of Maharashtra, fell unconscious yesterday at Ban Ganga area, en route the cave shrine. She was shifted to the health centre where doctors declared her brought dead, a police official said.

He said the apparent cause of death seems to be a heart attack.

A case has been registered in this connection and the body has been shifted to the mortuary

PTI

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