United Nations: Indian peacekeeper, Lt Col Gaurav Solanki, died in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) while trying to rescue a colleague in Lake Kivu, according to the UN mission there.
The UN Stabilisation in the DRC, which is know by its French initials as MONUSCO, held a memorial service in North Kivu on Friday for the peacekeeper who died on Sunday.
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South Kivu, DRC: Memorial service was held at FHQ, Goma on 13 Sep 2019, in respect of late Lt Col Gaurav Solanki who worked for Monusco Force at the Mission Support Centre. He lost his life on 08 September 2019 in Lake Kivu as he tried to save a colleague who almost drowned. pic.twitter.com/YFDylFGJiH
— MONUSCO FORCE (@MonuscoF) September 13, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">South Kivu, DRC: Memorial service was held at FHQ, Goma on 13 Sep 2019, in respect of late Lt Col Gaurav Solanki who worked for Monusco Force at the Mission Support Centre. He lost his life on 08 September 2019 in Lake Kivu as he tried to save a colleague who almost drowned. pic.twitter.com/YFDylFGJiH
— MONUSCO FORCE (@MonuscoF) September 13, 2019South Kivu, DRC: Memorial service was held at FHQ, Goma on 13 Sep 2019, in respect of late Lt Col Gaurav Solanki who worked for Monusco Force at the Mission Support Centre. He lost his life on 08 September 2019 in Lake Kivu as he tried to save a colleague who almost drowned. pic.twitter.com/YFDylFGJiH
— MONUSCO FORCE (@MonuscoF) September 13, 2019
Secretary General Antonio Guterres's Deputy Special Representative Francois Grignon and Lt Gen Elias Rodrigues Martins Filho, the peacekeeping Force Commander, praised Solanki's dedication to peace and conveyed Guterres's condolence to his family, MONUSCO said.
There are 2,613 Indian military personnel serving with MONUSCO.
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