Bhupen Goswami
GUWAHATI : After days of search and rescue operations for the victims of the Uttarakhand avalanche, teams have found the body of Deepshikha Hazarika from Assam. The assam climber has been missing from Danda-II of Mount Draupadi in Uttarakhand since October 4.At least 29 people were trapped in the snow during a training programme by the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.
They were returning from the summit when an avalanche struck and they went missing. His family members have reached Uttarakhand and the body will be brought back to Assam after postmortem. A multi-agency search and rescue operation is underway at the avalanche-affected site. Three people are still missing and are feared dead.Deepshikha Hazarika hails from Rajgarh in Guwahati, Assam and is the daughter of Golap Hazarika. On the other hand, 35-year-old Tiklu Jirwa from Meghalaya also went missing after an avalanche in Uttarakhand. Tiklu Jirwa is a member of the Meghalaya Sport Climbing and Mountaineering Association (MeSCMA). Jirwa is a resident of Upper Lumpering.