Arunachal mountaineer goes missing from Mount Kyarisatam near Indo-China border
India Today
Tapi Mra, who conquered Mount Everest in 2009, has been missing for the past seven days. He was on a mission to explore Mount Kyarisatam.
Tapi Mra, the first person from Arunachal Pradesh to conquer Mount Everest, was on an official mission to explore Mount Kyarisatam, one of the highest peaks of Arunachal located near the Indo-China border, when he went missing seven days ago.
Tapi Mra and his assistant Niku Dao were reported missing since they embarked on a summit to Khyar Satam peak, one of the highest with base camp of 4,500 metres above sea level, located in East Kameng district. A total of five porters are waiting in the base camp.
The news about Mra going missing was given by two porters who had returned to Seppa on Sunday.
“Tapi Mra had taken up an expedition on a self-request basis to Mount Kyarisatam, situated in East Kameng district. Efforts have been initiated with local people to locate the base camp and gather information," said Pravimal Abhishek Polumatla, Deputy Commissioner East Kameng.
“The location is very inaccessible and it takes approximately six days of foot march from the last village to reach the base camp. Since it is raining, aerial recce and rescue operation will be feasible subject to weather conditions,” he added.
The deputy commissioner has requested the civil aviation department to take up the matter on an urgent basis with the Air Force station at Assam's Tezpur for conducting an aerial search and rescue operation.
Meanwhile, State Disaster Management secretary Dani Salu said that a team has been sent to Langchu, the last village, to get information from porters returning from the base camp.
