Bodies of 3 army instructors buried under avalanche in Ladakh last year retrieved
The expedition team was hit by an avalanche on 8 October 2023 when four instructors fell into a crevasse.
The expedition team was hit by an avalanche on 8 October 2023 when four instructors fell into a crevasse.
An official statement quoting the revenue officer said that an avalanche occurred near the Tandi bridge in Lahaul subdivision. Some shops have been partially buried under it.
A joint rescue operation of the JKP and the Tourism Department helped save the lives of 19 foreign skiers and 2 local guides. Senior police officers of the district were personally supervising the rescue operations.
The workers engaged in the construction of Ladakh's tunnel on Kashmir side opening were trapped when at around 5.40 pm an avalanche struck the workshop area near village Sarbal, Sonamarg.
Officials said that the avalanche hit Jurniyal village but no damage has been reported.
A group of eight persons, including six Army personnel and two porters were struck by the avalanche at an altitude of 19,000 ft around 3 pm.
A seven-member Pakistan-Italian friendship expedition and the local mountaineer had started their adventure to climb an unknown 5,300-metre peak in the Hindukush mountain range in Ishkoman valley on June 2.
In an aerial survey, the IAF team traced bodies of five mountaineers and their rucksacks.
On the sixth day of the operation, officials had said that the chances of the survival of those trapped in the snow were slim.
On the sixth day of the operation, officials had said that the chances of the survival of those trapped in the snow were slim.
