After a lot of effort, both the bodies could be taken out.
Dehradun. Bodies of two people were recovered on Tuesday in an operation to search for eight mountaineers who went missing due to heavy snowfall and avalanche on the Kedartal track in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. The officers provided this information.
According to information received from Uttarkashi District Emergency Operation Center, A joint team of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) found the bodies of a woman and a man buried in snow. After a lot of effort both the bodies could be taken out.
The team returned to their camp after concluding the operation at 3 pm on Tuesday afternoon. The team will start the search operation again on Wednesday morning. After the weather improved, the team resumed the search operation at 7.30 am on Tuesday. before this, During a search around the incident site on Monday, a tent and some other items were found.
According to officials27 including seven climbers and six support personnel on October 13 The group of people had left for Kedartal track from Gangotri. One of the cooks had returned midway while the rest of the members 29 Had to return in October. but bad weather, Their return was not possible due to snowfall and avalanches on the route.
He told that 30 In October, the tracking agency had sent a team of porters and guides., Which cleared the road for about six kilometers. Later, rescue teams sent to the spot found four people safe.