Kangra, June 12 -- The Adventure Tour Operators Association (ATOA) has joined the ongoing search and rescue operation for a missing Israeli-American national, Samuel (Shmuel) Vengrinovich, who has been missing in the Indrahar Pass region near Dharamshala since June 6.

According to a statement, ATOA had received an urgent request from the Israeli Rescue Team on the night of June 10, seeking support in the challenging high-altitude rescue mission. Promptly, a team of three trained and experienced mountain rescuers from Manali, led by Ramesh Kumar, President of ATOA, was dispatched to Dharamshala with technical mountain rescue equipment. The team was joined on site by four local trekking guides familiar with the difficult terrain.

The on-g...