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Uttarakhand avalanche: 12 more bodies retrieved, 15 still missing
Updated On: 07 October, 2022 08:53 AM IST | Dehradun | Agencies
The avalanche occurred at a height of 17,000 feet on Tuesday when the team was returning after summiting Draupadi Ka Danda II peak
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First group of evacuated mountaineers on Wednesday. Pic/ANI
Twelve more bodies were recovered on Thursday, two days after a team of climbers from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand went missing after being trapped in an avalanche on their way back from a peak, the institute said.
The avalanche occurred at a height of 17,000 feet on Tuesday when the team was returning after summiting Draupadi Ka Danda II peak. The Nehru Institute of Mountaineering said the recovery of 12 more bodies takes the toll to 16, most of whom are trainees.
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