2 Trekkers Dead, 15 Rescued As ITBP's Lahaul-Spiti Rescue Mission Ends
NDTV
Two bodies of trekkers from West Bengal who died on a high altitude trekking expedition on September 24 and 25 were brought down to Kaza
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel today carried two bodies on stretchers for 27 kilometers and brought them down from 18,000 feet from Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.
As per a statement released by ITBP today, two bodies of trekkers from West Bengal who died on a high altitude trekking expedition on September 24 and 25, along with four porters were brought down to Kaza, Himachal Pradesh.
"The rescued people and the dead bodies are handed over to Kaza Administration in the presence of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Kaza, Himachal Pradesh. The four rescued porters are now kept under observation in Kaza hospital," read the statement.
"The dead bodies were carried on stretchers on foot by the men of 17th Battalion ITBP to the nearest road head which is approximately 27 Kilometers away from the glacier point," the statement added.
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