2 Women Climbers, Stuck At 6,000 Metres In Uttarakhand For 3 Days, Rescued
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The mountaineers -- Michelle Theresa Dvorak from the USA and Fav Jane Manners from the United Kingdom -- were stranded since October 3.
Two foreign women mountaineers, who were stranded at a height of 6,015 metres on their way to the Chaukhamba III peak in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, were rescued on Sunday morning, the District Disaster Management Centre here said. Chamoli, Uttarakhand: The rescue operation for two climbers, one from the USA and one from the UK, trapped on Mount Chaukhamba concluded successfully after 80 hours. Conducted by the Indian Air Force, SDRF, NDRF, Army, and local administration, the operation began on October 4,… pic.twitter.com/iJxgKUAh0A
The mountaineers -- Michelle Theresa Dvorak from the USA and Fav Jane Manners from the United Kingdom -- were stranded since October 3.
Two IAF helicopters began a search operation to trace them on Friday.
