KATHMANDU: The bodies of two Indian nationals who had gone missing since October 20 have been found buried under snow in Manang.
According to the Armed Police Force (APF), the deceased have been identified as 52-year-old Jignesh Kumar Lallubhai Patel and 17-year-old Priyansa Kumari Patel.
The two had left Gyalzen Hotel in Ngisyang Rural Municipality–4 on October 20, saying they were heading to visit Maleripa Monastery in ward no. 5. They had been out of contact since then.
After losing contact, the hotel had informed the APF’s Mountain Rescue Training Center in Manang, which began the search operation.
APF DSP Shailendra Thapa said the rescue team had been searching for the missing duo for weeks. On November 9, a mountain rescue team led by APF Deputy Superintendent Hira Bahadur GC located their bodies about 100 meters above the monastery, buried under snow.
The process of recovering the bodies from the site is currently underway, Thapa added.
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