A total of 19 bodies have so far been recovered in rescue operations at the Draupadi ka Danda mountain peak, in Uttarakhand s Uttarkashi district, where an avalanche hit a team of mountaineers on October 4 morning, according to officials.
Uttarakhand avalanche update: Out of the 19 bodies, four bodies were brought to the summit camp by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team deployed for the rescue operation, while 15 bodies were recovered at the place of the incident.
The death toll in the Uttarkashi avalanche rose to 26 after seven more bodies of trainees were recovered on Friday from Draupadi ka Danda mountain peak in Uttar
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.
The Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) on Thursday said that a total of nine bodies which were trapped in the Uttarkashi avalanche have been recovered and retrieved till now, while 29 other trainees continue to remain stranded.