Srinagar, Apr 07 (KNS): Three among the five soldiers trapped in an avalanche in Batalik sector succumbed to their injuries, Army on Friday said.
The defense spokesman, Rajesh Kalia informed KNS that five soldiers went missing after an avalanche hit an army post in Batalik sector of Kargil on Thursday.
Following an avalanche, a team of specially trained and equipped avalanche rescue teams launched a search operation to trace the missing soldiers, he said.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
“All the five missing soldiers were rescued while three among them succumbed to their injuries,” he added. (KNS)