Srinagar, May 16 (PTI) A tourist from Delhi died after he slipped into a river in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.

Mohammad Anwar, a resident of the Okhla area in Delhi, slipped into Sindh river at Sonamarg while he was using his mobile phone, they said.

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Anwar was retrieved from the river by locals and police but he had died apparently due to injuries he sustained on his head, the officials said.

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