Seventeen members of the group were rescued, according to a senior State Disaster Relief Force (SDRF) officer, till the time of going to print.
The avalanche occurred at around 8.45 am near the Dokrani Bamak glacier, while the group of advanced trainees and instructors was returning after high-altitude navigation from the Mount Draupadi ka Danda 2 peak (5,670 metres). It was not immediately known what age group they belong to and from where.
A statement issued by NIM said that a scheduled advanced mountaineering course - it included a group of 34 trainees and seven mountaineering instructors began on September 14, 2022. After undergoing more than a week of rock-climbing training, this group shifted to the mountains and arrived at the NIM "advanced base camp" on September 23, where it underwent ice and snow craft training. At around 4am on October 4, the course moved to High Altitude and Height Gain training at the Mount Draupadi ka Danda 2 peak, and as they were descending at around 8.45am, they were caught in the avalanche.
The weather was clear when the avalanche took place, state officials said. An India Meteorological Department official added, "Till 8.30 am, no IMD observatory in Uttarakhand recorded any rainfall."
Officials of the Uttarkashi District Disaster Management Centre said that the avalanche took place near the Dokrani Bamal glacier in the Bhatwadi tehsil, 22km from the closest road in Bhukki. Uttarakhand SDRF commandant Manikant Mishra told HT, "We have recovered the bodies of four people, 20 are still missing, and 17 are returning to NIM base camp."
The identities of the deceased were not immediately as the same were not issued by the state government.
This story is from the October 05, 2022 edition of Hindustan Times.
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