Indian Armys Massive Rescue Operation In Siachen For Missing Porter Ends In Heartbreak

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Indian Armys Massive Rescue Operation In Siachen For Missing Porter Ends In Heartbreak


The heroic efforts of some 60 Indian soldiers couldn't pull-off another miracle in the treacherous ice-fields of Siachen. The Indian Army, had on Wednesday confirmed that they have recovered the body of 40-year-old Thukjay Gyasket, who was working as a porter with the Army in Siachen.



He had fallen into a 130 feet deep crevasse last Friday.

The crevasse that he fell into is located at about 19,000 feet above sea level and the temperature inside it would range between -40 and -60 degrees. Indian army had immediately launched a search and rescue mission to locate the missing porter.

Climbing into it for rescue operations is dangerous and requires skilled mountaineering.

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"The porter accidentally fell into the crevasse on February 27. Rescue operations by specialised army teams were launched immediately and had continued unabated. Rescue teams progressively descended to depths of 60 feet, 90 feet and cut through the frozen snow and ice to finally reach 130 feet deep, where they located the porter's body," a senior Army officer said.

The tragedy comes a month after ten Indian Army men from the 19 Madras Regiment were buried alive in a deadly avalanche at the Army's Sonam post.

While nine of them lost their lives in the ice, Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad was pulled out alive from the huge blocks of snow and ice five days after the accident.

He however lost his battle with life two days later in an Army hospital in Delhi.

Siachen, the world's highest battle field has been for years one of the biggest challenges for the Indian Army.

Since 2013, Indian Army lost 41 of its soldiers in various mishaps in the unforgiving conditions of Siachen.

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