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The officials of the Indian Air Force informed that they had deployed two helicopters from Sarsawa and Bareilly for the rescue operation with which several mountaineers were rescued from Base Camp located at about 12,000 ft to Matli helipad. Uttarkashi Avalanche: Expert Team from Gulmarg to Assist Rescue Trapped Mountaineers on Draupadi s Danda-II Mountain Peak.
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.
A total of nine bodies have been recovered and 22 people are still missing after an avalanche hit Draupadi Ka Danda peak in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi on Tuesday.