A 22-member trekking team lost their way en route to Sahastra Tal in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi area due to bad weather. At least four of them are feared dead. Uttarakhand’s State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) immediately got into action and has rescued 8 members so far. They sent the third rescue team to save the remaining stranded trekkers earlier this morning.
22 Trekkers Trapped Due To Bad Weather On Sahastra Tal Trek; 4 Dead
A 22-member trekking team had gone on a trekking expedition to Sahastra Tal on May 29 and was to return on June 7. The team comprised 18 members from Karnataka, one from Maharashtra, and three guides from Uttarkashi. During the trek, they lost their way and were trapped on the route due to the bad weather conditions in the area. Four of these members have been reported dead by the authorities.
As per Uttarkashi District Magistrate Meharban Singh Bisht, while returning from the trek on June 3, they got stuck at Kufri top due to the bad weather. According to India Today, seven trekkers were able to find their way to the base camp. The rest, however, were trapped on the trek route. The authorities quickly launched a rescue operation to save the missing trekkers.
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Authorities Launch Rescue Operations For Remaining Trekkers
The District Magistrate asked the Joint Secretary of the Central Defence Department for air rescue and the SDRF for ground rescue assistance on this rescue operation. The SDRF had launched a rescue operation as soon as they got the news of the missing trekkers. So far, they have been able to rescue 8 members and found the bodies of four trekkers in Uttarkashi. Earlier this morning, the third rescue team with four SDRF members was dispatched to join the search operation to rescue the remaining trekkers trapped on the Sahastra Tal trek route.
The authorities are yet to give an update on the latest rescue operation. We hope that they can safely rescue the remaining trekkers!
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