Rescue teams on Thursday recovered the body of a retired colonel who went missing after his car was swept away by floodwaters and slipped into a drain in Rawalpindi last week, while a search for his daughter continues, rescue officials said.

Rescue efforts have been underway since Tuesday when Retired Colonel Ishaq Qazi, aged approximately 62?64 years, and his 25-year-old daughter, went missing after the car they were in was swept away by rainwater.

According to a statement by Islamabad?s Sihala police station, the duo were in a grey Honda vehicle and were residents of the Defence Housing Authority Phase 5.

?Due to heavy rainwater accumulation on a nearby road, their vehicle stalled. While Colonel Ishaq attempted to restart the car, the flow of water intensified, and both individuals were swept away by the rainwater drain,? the police statement from Tuesday said.

District Emergency Officer (DEO) Sibghatullah said on Thursday, ?The body of Ishaq had been found near the Soan River bridge, while rescue operations are underway to look for his daughter.?

Earlier today, Sibghatullah had said that rescue operations had entered a third day to search for the duo, while parts of their car had been found.

?Rescue 1122 found the bonnet and a door of the car under the Soan River bridge,? he said.

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