Body of missing mountaineer traced in Himachal Pradesh

The body of missing mountaineer was traced to Shitidhar Peak (16,000-ft high) on Wednesday following a massive search operation launched by a rescue team from the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports, Manali.

The body of a missing mountaineer was traced at the Shitidhar Peak (16,000-ft high) in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday after a massive search operation launched by a rescue team of Manali's Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports.

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Three mountaineers, including a British national, were killed in a landslide last week when they were scaling the peak. The bodies of a Ladakh resident and the British national were recovered a day later.

The family members of Sanjay Kumar arrived in Manali to take the body after a postmortem examination.