Dead bodies of eight climbers taken back to Kathmandu

Pokhara : The dead bodies of eight mountaineers, who lost their lives in avalanche at base camp while climbing the Gurja Mountain in Myagdi, were sent to Kathmandu via Pokhara today. The avalanche that took place in Gurja Mountain at Dhaulagairi rural municipality-1, Gurja on Friday evening had left four Nepalis and five Koreans dead.
A team of trained rescuers reached the site via chopper and collected the dead bodies scattered in the base camp. The rescue team had successfully taken the dead bodies to Gurja on four slots. The dead bodies airlifted to Pokhara through Simrik Air’s helicopter were sent to Kathmandu this evening, shared Police Inspector Pratap Poudel, who is on duty at the Pokhara Airport. Dead body of Netra Prasad Chhantyal, 29, of Dhaulagiri-1, Gurja was handed over to his relative after carrying out post-mortem in the district headquarters.
According to the police, the avalanche suddenly occurred on October 10 had taken the lives of Tsheing Bhote, 39, of Hatiya, Sankhuwasabha, Lakpa Sangbu Bhote, 21, of Bhotekhola rural municipality-3 and Furwa Bhote of Solukhumbu. Likewise, South Korean nationals, including Jahan Lee, Chyang Ho Kin, El Zean Rim, Yong Jeak Yu and Zune Xo Ziang also lost their lives to avalanche. This was so far the first team of mountaineers climbing the Gurja Himal.RSS