Six members of an Indian army patrol have died and two others survived an avalanche in the disputed Kashmir glacier in Pakistan's disputed Kashmir region, a defense ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. .
The group was trapped for hours in the snow after Monday afternoon's collapse at an altitude of about 5,800 meters.
Rescue teams from nearby points arrived at the site and recovered the eight.
Seven of them were in critical condition and were taken to a nearby military hospital by helicopter, but six died from a sharp drop in body temperature, the spokesman said.
India and Pakistan have been deploying troops since 1984 on the Siachen Glacier in the disputed Kashmir region, which is described as the world's highest battleground.
Landslides and snowfalls are common in an uninhabited region where temperatures are much lower than zero.
6 people trapped by ice at an altitude of 5800 meters
2019-11-19T12:20:01.691Z
Six members of an Indian army patrol have died and two others survived an avalanche in the Siachen glacier in the disputed Kashmir region with Pakistan, a defense ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
Source: emara