New Delhi: An avalanche hit Army positions in the Siachen Glacier on Monday killing six persons including four soldiers and two porters.
The avalanche occurred at 3.30 pm in the northern glacier. As per reports, eight personnel were stuck under the snow. The Army troops immediately launched the rescue and recovery operations and they were pulled out of the avalanche debris.
“Seven individuals who were critically injured, accompanied by medical teams, providing critical care were evacuated by helicopters to the nearest Military Hospital, where all lifesaving resuscitative measures were instituted,” an official statement by the army said.
“Despite best efforts, six casualties, which include four soldiers and two civilian porters succumbed to extreme hypothermia,” it said.
