Lamkhaga Pass tragedy: Bodies of 12 trekkers found so far, 4 still missing

The climbers were reported missing on the trekking route near the Lamkhaga Pass that connects Chitkul in Himachal Pradesh`s Kinnaur district with Harshil in Uttarakhand`s Uttarkashi district. 

Harshil: A total of 12 bodies of trekkers from two trekking groups who had gone missing in two separate places near the Lamkhaga Pass have been recovered, officials said on Saturday adding that six trekkers have been rescued while four continue to be missing.

The climbers were reported missing on the trekking route near the Lamkhaga Pass that connects Chitkul in Himachal Pradesh`s Kinnaur district with Harshil in Uttarakhand`s Uttarkashi district. 

Uttarakhand and parts of Himachal Pradesh had been hit by heavy rainfall earlier this week. Uttarakhand Director-General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar told ANI this morning that a search and rescue operation was launched by the Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) a group of 11 trekkers had gone missing in Harshil. Bodies of seven trekkers have been recovered so far and, two trekkers have been rescued while two of them are still missing.