Seven Indian Army personnel, who hit by an avalanche in a high-altitude area of the Kameng sector in Arunachal Pradesh. Confirmed dead and their bodies retrieved from the avalanche site, the Army said on Tuesday.
The soldiers stuck in an avalanche on February 6. An Army statement said that search and rescue operations, which launch immediately on February 6 including airlifting of specialised teams. Have now concluded, ANI reported.
“Bodies of all seven individuals recovered from the avalanche site. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of everyone involved, all seven confirmed deceased,” it stated.
The area, located at an altitude of 14,500 feet, had been witnessing inclement weather with heavy snowfall.
The bodies of the soldiers are currently being transfer from the avalanche site to the nearest Army. Medical facility for further formalities the Army said.
The bodies were being shifted from the avalanche site, some 14,500-ft high .To the nearest Army medical facility for further formalities, including the identification of the deceased before their names are released. Sources said one of the victims was a Havildar and the remaining were jawans. Expressing grief, President Ram Nath Kovind said the tragedy was beyond words.