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8, Including Trekkers, Missing in Indian Himalayas as Snowfall Hampers Rescue Efforts
A helicopter search found no trace of the group, while officials said one trekker suffered a head injury and more rescue teams were deployed.
- On Sunday, the State Disaster Response Force launched search operations for eight individuals missing in the Kedartal region of Uttarkashi district after becoming stranded during a trekking expedition.
- The group of 13 departed on October 27, but authorities received an adverse weather alert hours later; heavy snowfall and multiple avalanches trapped them, preventing their scheduled return on October 29.
- Rescue personnel cleared snow to extract four support staff—three porters and one cook—near Kachchi Dhang on October 31; search teams have not located the remaining eight despite two aerial reconnaissance flights.
- SDRF Commandant Arpan Yaduvanshi stated the force will attempt to access the area by helicopter on Monday, November 2, deploying a five-member high-altitude rescue team and a four-member team from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.
- Uttarakhand has witnessed several high-altitude disasters recently, including an October 2022 avalanche at Draupadi Ka Danda-2 that killed 27 people, while the Kedartal route sees far fewer trekkers than the Gomukh route, which accounts for around 95% of area visitors.
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Most of the expedition team members disappeared in a sudden snowstorm at an altitude of 4,000 meters. Although four of them later returned, the rest are still missing.
·India
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8 trekkers missing in Uttarakhand for 5 days, bad weather hits rescue ops
Eight people, including seven trekkers and a local guide, remain missing on Uttarakhand's Kedartal trek after getting stranded amid heavy snowfall. Rescue teams searched the area on Monday but suspended operations due to bad weather.
·Noida, India
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3 days on, no clue of missing 8: Race against time in Uttarakhand to locate trekking group
The missing trekkers include five men from West Bengal, two women from Uttar Pradesh, and a guide from Uttarkashi. Four members of the group, three porters and one cook, were rescued on October 31.
·Noida, India
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