The discovery of five more bodies on Monday takes the number of bodies brought down from the summit camp so far to 26, Uttarkashi District Magistrate Abhishek Ruhela said. 📰 Uttarkashi Avalanche: Five More Bodies Discovered, Brought Back to ITBP Camp in Matli (Watch Video).
An advance helicopter landing ground was also prepared at 16,000 ft and a trial landing was successfully conducted in the morning. According to ITBP PRO Vivek Pandey, the advance helipad has been made at high altitude and helicopters are out for rescue operations. Uttarkashi Avalanche: Nine Bodies Retrieved So Far, 29 Still Trapped, Says Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.