Nine stranded members of the Kolhoi trekking team on Friday reached Aru village in Pahalgam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district even as bad weather hampered the operation to retrieve the bodies of two trekkers feared dead in the accident yesterday.
Riyaz Ahmad Lone, who is part of the rescue efforts, told Greater Kashmir that bad weather hampered the rescue operation.
An official said nine members of the trekking team who were stranded folowing the accident have reached Aru village in Pahalgam.
Two rescue teams of Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports were taking part in the rescue efforts along with the state police, SDRF and other agencies.
Two trekkers – KAS officer Naveed Jeelani and Adil Shah of Alpine group – are feared dead in the accident. “Efforts are on to retrieve their bodies,” said the official.
Earlier in the day, an injured trekker identified as Hazik Beigh, was airlifted for treatment.
Reports said that the trekking team was hit by rocks while they were descending from the glacier.