Four army personnel were killed when their patrol party was hit by a massive avalanche in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.
“Four jawans of 3 Ladakh Scouts were killed when their patrol party was hit by a snow avalanche at the Southern Glacier in Ladkah at 4:30 PM on Sunday”, Udhampur based Defence Spokesman Col S D Goswami said.
Soon after the avalanche, a rescue operation was launched but the lives of four soldiers could not be saved.
The bodies of four soldiers were retrieved from the avalanche site and were sent for post-mortem at Hundar Hospital, Col. Goswami said.
The deceased have been identified as – Havaldar Tsewang Nurbu, Havaldar Dorjay Gyaltsan, Rifleman Mohammad Yousuf and Rifleman Jigmaid Chosdup.
(With Agency Inputs)
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