Despite inclement weather and heavy snow pile-up, search and rescue operations continue to locate and recover others trapped under the massive snow deposit.
Such exercises are standard practice during this season, aiming to provide realistic mountaineering training for HAWS participants as part of the ‘Train the Trainer’ concept, the sources said, adding that the group faced an unexpected avalanche during the training ascent on October 8. Ladakh Avalanche: One Indian Army Soldier Killed, Three Missing After Avalanche Hits Army Training Team in Kun Mountain Area.
Four Indian Army soldiers got trapped under the snow due to the avalance, leading to the death of one. Search operations are on for the other three personnel.