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Civil Defense to NRT: Final Search for Avesta Yousif Set for Saturday

AM:11:41:03/07/2025

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Karwan Mirawdali, Director of Soran Civil Defense, told NRT that the search for the body of Avesta Yousif will conclude this Saturday. If the body is not found, the search campaign will officially end, and funeral prayers will be held in absentia.

Mirawdali explained that Saturday marks 90 days since the young woman went missing in the Tangatur River, located in the Mergasur area of Soran. "After that, our official search will stop, though we may still send teams occasionally," he added.

Avesta Yousif, 27, from Erbil, was swept away by the river on April 5, 2025. Despite extensive efforts, her body has not been recovered.