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6 climbers stranded in Pakistan’s mountain rescued

Khabarhub

June 18, 2019

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6 climbers stranded in Pakistan’s mountain rescued

Photo: AP

ISLAMABAD:  A Pakistani mountaineering official says an army helicopter has rescued four Italians and two Pakistani climbers stranded after an avalanche in the country’s north.

Mohammad Imtiaz, a Pakistani member of the expedition, was killed.

The climbers were at an altitude of around 5,300 meters (17,390 feet) in the Ishkoman Valley in the Ghizar district.

Officials say all the rescued mountaineers were listed in a stable condition and none had life-threatening injuries.

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