3 trekkers die after heavy snowfall in Himachal, 10 rescued

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Published By : Prameya News Bureau | October 25, 2021 IST

Kinnaur, Oct 25: Three trekkers out of a group of 13, died on Monday following heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district, informed Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). Three trekkers are dead while 10 of them have been rescued. The dead are lying somewhere at around 15000 feet. The search and rescue operation is underway, said ITBP. The deceased have been identified as Rajendra Pathak, Ashok Bhalerao and Deepak Rao. The trekkers started their trekking from Rohru to Burua village in Kinnaur district on October 17 and were stranded at area Burua Kanda top due to snowfall in the region. According to ITBP, 12 of the group members were from Maharashtra, and one was from Kolkata.

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