Nine members of a 22-member trekking team died after they lost their way due to bad weather during the Sahastra Tal trek in the upper Himalayas in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, officials said on Wednesday, adding the remaining 13 trekkers have been rescued. A 22-member trekking team, including 18 trekkers from Karnataka and one from Maharashtra besides three local guides, …
DEHRADUN: A group of 22 trekkers, who embarked on an expedition to Sahastra Tal, a favourite destination for adventure enthusiasts, has been reported as stranded. Upon receiving news of the incident, District Magistrate Dr. Meharban Singh Bisht swiftly mobilized the State Disaster Response Force headquarters to dispatch a rescue team to the site. SDRF commandant Manikant Mishra told The New …