12 trekkers stranded on Glacier of Spiti Valley in Himachal rescued

As many as 12 trekkers stranded on the Khamigar Glacier of Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh rescued by the members of  mountaineering team, Army and ITBP as returned safe to Kaza here today.  Deputy commissioner Lahaul Spiti Mr Neeraj Kumar said that trekkers were given first aid at CHC Kaza soon after they climbed down here on Wednesday.

These included a Sherpa, six porters and three members thus 10 members have been rescued today however a porter and a member had already came down with the rescue team from Kah to the ITBP camp on Monday, which has now reached Kaza.  In Kaza, 12 members of the total team have reached.  

Rest  four potters along with two bodies are being brought down from the Khamigar glacier.  They have been brought to the ITBP base camp. 
DC said that on reaching Kaza, the team members were given first aid.  Two of these members had frostbite. 
All the members are healthy   expressed gratitude to ITBP, Dogra Scouts and Potters in the rescue team, he said that this rescue operation was successfully completed. 

Along with this, the ADM of Spiti administration and his team have played a great role in coordination.  Soon, along with both the dead bodies, four porters will also be brought by Kaza Rescue Who have just reached the base camp of ITBP. ADM Kaza Mr Mohan Dutt Sharma has known the condition of all the team members.  The rescue trekkers have spoken to the Minister of West Bengal through phone. It is noteworthy that sentAn 18-member team has left from Batal on 15 September.  It had 6 members, a Sherpa and 11 porters. Their trek was to reach Manikarn with Uturn from here on Batal, Bada Glacier, Khanmigar Glacier.  It stayed at seven places till reaching the Khimigar Glacier.  He did not continue his further journey due to snowfall.  Members Sandeep Thakurata and Bhaskdev Mukhopdhay were left behind as soon as they reached the eighth point on 24 September. 

When these two members could not reach the tent, Sherpa and another porter went behind and stopped at the place where both of them were staying.  Put a tent there and after staying in the tent with a sleeping bag, they came back.  On 25 September, three potters went to see both of them members at around seven in the morning.  But when they arrived, both the members were dead.
  The three potters returned and informed the other crew members about the dead. 
 Then the team decided that the local administration should be informed about it and the porter Jeevan along with the member Abhijeet was immediately sent to Kaza.  It took them two days to reach Kaza.  On the morning of 27 September, both of them informed about this incident to ADM Kaza. 
 A 32-member rescue team of ITBP, Dogra Scouts and Potters and sent them to Kah village of Pin Valley.  On 28 September, the rescue party found the above members on the way.  Two of these members were suffering from frostbite. The Kaza administration has made the rescue operation successful in the best possible way. The personnel of ITBP and Dogra Scouts have safely rescued every member of the team barring two deceased.  
Himachal government, West Bengal government were in touch moment to moment during rescue operation.

Potter Jeevan told that he had trekked through Bada Glacier.  But it was snowing When he descended from Bada Glacier, two members died when they reached the Khanmigar Glacier.  After this the rescue team rescued us safely, he said extending thanks to rescue team.