- Bodies of one man and one woman recovered near Kedar Kharak, yet to be identified.
- Seven trekkers and one guide went missing after an avalanche hit the Kedartal trek in Uttarkashi on Oct 29.
- Search for the other 6 trekkers to resume tomorrow.
Uttarkashi Avalanche: Teams from the NDRF and SDRF have found the bodies of two out of the eight trekkers who went missing after an avalanche hit the high-altitude Kedartal trek on October 29, according to Uttarkashi District Disaster Management Officer (DDMO) Shardul Gusai. The search and rescue teams have found the bodies of a man and a woman during a search operation near Kedar Kharak.
Bodies Are Not Yet Identified
The SDRF and NIM (Nehru Institute of Mountaineering) teams have continued their search for seven trekkers and one guide who remain missing. Meanwhile, the discovered bodies are yet to be identified.
Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand: Two bodies, belonging to a man and a woman, were recovered after an avalanche on the Kedartal trek in Uttarkashi. SDRF and NIM teams continue searching for seven trekkers and one guide who remain missing. The bodies are yet to be identified (Video source: Information Department, Uttarkashi)
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“The joint SDRF and NIM team informed us via satellite phone that they recovered two bodies, one male and one female, during searches. The recovered bodies are yet to be identified,” Gusain said.
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“After wrapping up the day’s search around 3pm, the rescue team returned to their base camp at Kedar Kharak. The search operation will resume tomorrow. To streamline the rescue efforts, the team has built an alternative helipad near the incident site,” he added.
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Tents, Equipment Bags Found Near Kedar Kharak
The search team also found tents and equipment bags in the Kedar Kharak area, located at a height of around 4,000 metres. Earlier on Monday, a team of 10 personnel from SDRF and NIM was airlifted to the site by helicopter to assist in the operation.
Who Were The Missing Trekkers?
There were five male trekkers from West Bengal, tow female trekkers from UP and a local guide from Uttarkashi who went missing on October 29 after a massive avalanche shook the Kedartal trek. It occurred when the trekkers were climbing down the trail.
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The 12-member group had started from Gangotri on October 27, hoping to complete the trek in two days. Things took a bad turn when an avalanche split the team and eight people went missing. Four members of the support team managed to return to Gangotri on October 30 and informed the authorities after they could not reconnect with the others. SDRF Commandant Arpan Yaduvanshi said the bad weather in the area is making it hard for the rescue teams to search.