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Wayanad debris slip: Lone missing project manager’s body recovered; death toll rises to eight

The body of project manager Bikram Singh Rana has been recovered following a debris slip in Wayanad, bringing the total death toll to eight. Authorities have confirmed that all previously missing persons are now accounted for following the search operations.

By Project Chintan Newsroom
12 July 2026 · 1 min read
Wayanad debris slip: Lone missing project manager’s body recovered; death toll rises to eight

Rescue teams in Wayanad have recovered the body of the final missing person, identified as Bikram Singh Rana, following a significant debris slip in the region. Rana, a project manager hailing from Himachal Pradesh, was the last individual unaccounted for after the disaster struck the project site.

The recovery marks a grim conclusion to the search and rescue efforts, as the total number of fatalities from the incident has risen to eight. Local authorities coordinated the operation using specialized equipment to navigate the heavy mud and debris that had buried the work area.

District officials stated that with the retrieval of the project manager’s remains, the search phase has officially ended. All families of the deceased have been notified, and administrative procedures are underway to transport the victims to their respective home states. Source: News Reports.

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