Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand): Twenty-six bodies have been recovered in the avalanche mishap that took place at Draupadi's Danda-2 peak in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday morning. On Friday, out of the ten missing climbers, the bodies of seven climbers have been recovered. Three climbers are missing now, said Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar on Friday.
DGP Ashok Kumar said, "A total of 26 bodies have been recovered from the crevice caused by the avalanche. Today, the bodies were brought to the Mauli helipad by an advanced light helicopter. Total 30 rescue teams deployed."
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It may be noted that a group of 42 mountaineers from an Institute, who went out for training in the high Himalayan region, was hit by an avalanche near Draupadi's Danda 2 mountain peak on Tuesday morning. Following the mishap, one of the worst in mountaineering history, a multi-agency rescue operation aided by IAF helicopters began on the same day and still continues.
Authorities have roped in soldiers from the High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir to trace the remaining missing mountaineers trapped in the avalanche. Indian Army, ITBP, SDRF, and district administration are engaged in the rescue operation.
