Jammu, Sept. 6 -- A South Korean national died during a mountaineering expedition in Ladakh, while his wife remains critically ill, said officials on Friday.

The deceased was identified as Hyun Woo Kim.

The army said the South Korean couple fell critically ill near Kongmarula, an isolated peak of Ladakh on Thursday, following which a high-altitude night rescue operation was carried out. The mountaineers were flown to Sonam Nurboo Memorial Hospital in Leh for urgent treatment. However, one of them could not survive.

A defence spokesperson stated that a daring casualty evacuation was executed by the Indian Army Aviation Thursday night. "Requisition was received to evacuate a foreign national of the Republic of Korea , Hyun Woo Kim alongw...