Chamoli: One trekker was killed while six others remained stranded between Panar Bugyal and Rudranath along the Rudranath trekking route in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district.
The seven-member group included three trekkers from West Bengal and four locals.
“The trekkers informed us on the phone that one trekker from West Bengal has died and the rest of them need to be rescued. Our team has left for the area around 32 km from the nearest SDRF base,” said Negi. “A team of forest officials from the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary has also left for the area.”
Earlier, twenty-seven people were killed when an avalanche hit a 41-member group from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) in Uttarkashi on October 4. The team was returning from Mount Draupadi ka Danda-2 peak (5,670 metres). Two members of the NIM remain missing.
