Lost in desert India Baja rallyist found dead in Jaisalmer

Jaipur | Saturday | 18th August, 2018

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The winner here gets a free entry to the famous Dakar Rally According to officials, Asbak lost his way on Thursday afternoon. “Asbak lost his way during the trial run on Thursday,” Sharma said. The body was found around 200km from Jaisalmer at Shahgarh Bulj area of the desert after many hours of search on Friday. JAISALMER: A motorcycle racer from Kochi, who had come to take part in the India Baja rally, lost his way in the Jaisalmer desert during a practice run and died, possibly from dehydration or thirst, according to authorities.The ill-fated rallyist, 34-year-old Asbak Mon, had come to participate in the twoday event which will be flagged off on Saturday. Prima facie the death seems to be due to dehydration or thirst, but the actual reason will be known after post-mortem..