Kalyan: Three Trekkers from Maharashtra – 59 years old from Malad and two senior residents from Dombivli – Killed in heavy snowfall in Kinnaur District in Himachal Pradesh, while 10 others, aged 40 and 60 years, have been saved.
The incident occurred on Saturday night.
Trekker’s colleague delivered the news of the death of Trio to their family members.
Three trekkers were buried under the snow, and the ITBP team tried to take their bodies.
From the deceased, Rajendra Pathak, 67, and Ashok Bhalerao, 65, came from Dombivli and Deepak Rao, 58 came from the Maldo.
Pathak and Bhalerao are close friends since their school time, and have walked together for the past 45 years while Rao is famous among trekkers in Mumbai.
He was also associated with Yhai (Hostels Association of India), who organized trekking throughout the country.
Trio, which is in their private journey with a group of 13 trekkers – 12 of Maharashtra and one of Kolkata – reached Himachal Pradesh on October 16, and began their trekking on October 17 with the help of local porter and four guidelines from Rohru to Burua Village in Kinnaur District .
They were stranded in the area of Burua Kanda due to heavy snowfall in the region.
They were buried in the snow at a height of around 15,000 feet, fellow trekkers told family members.
Dhanraj Sansare, one of the trekkers who survived, told Tii, “during trekking, our judgment for snow proved wrong because suddenly the weather changed and began to snow.
Somehow many of us managed to go down, but because of the three over-aged trekkers, they were Trapped From those who died, said, “We have heard from other trekkers that the authorities in Himachal Pradesh tried to find the bodies.
We want the central govrnment to provide the assistance needed to Himachal authorities to help in search operations.
Three days have passed.
“Bhalerao’s son-in -law Mayuresh Rajadhyaksh told Toi,” my father’s law was actively involved in trekking and the sang At passion about it.
It is unfortunate that he died during trekking “.
2 Trekkers from Dombivli Killed on Snowfall HP
