Mountaineer who went missing at Mt Annapurna rescued alive

Maloo is a resident of Kishangadh in Rajasthan. The mountaineers were descending from Camp III of Mt. Annapurna on Monday.

New Delhi:Anurag Maloo has been rescued alive from Mount Annapurna. Speaking to news agency ANI Mingma Sherpa from Seven Summit Treks confirmed that he is presently receiving treatment at Manipal Hospital and is under doctor's supervision.

Anurag Maloo was part of the trekking group with Baljeet Kaur after he fell down into a crevasse at 6,000m. Kaur had also gone missing but was then rescued alive. Maloo is a resident of Kishangadh in Rajasthan. The mountaineers were descending from Camp III of Mt. Annapurna on Monday.

Rajasthan's Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Ashok Chandna wrote a letter to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot informing him about Anurag being missing from the expedition. The Minister also urged the Ministry of External Affairs to speed up the search operation.

In his letter to Chief Minister Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot, he wrote, "Anurag Malu resident of Kishangarh District Ajmer (Rajasthan) Mountaineer went to Mount Annapurna, Himalaya Range, Nepal, from where he went missing since April 17."

The last location of Anurag was between Camp No.-3 and Camp No.-2, Chandna stated in his letter. The Minister further requested CM Gehlot to speed up the search operation of Anurag after consultation with the Ministry of External Affairs.

Baljeet Kaur, Anurag Maloo's fellow mountaineer is a record-holding Indian woman mountaineer. He was earlier pronounced dead by a Himachal Pradesh Minister. However, she was later found alive by survey teams on Tuesday, a day after she went missing.

Mt. Annapurna is the tenth-highest mountain in the world, standing at 8,091 meters above sea level and it is known for the difficulty and danger involved in its ascent.