Dharamshala, June 10 -- An Israeli tourist has gone missing while trekking on the famous Triund trek in Dharamshala, police officials said on Tuesday.

Following the report, a search operation has been launched by Kangra police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).

The missing tourist, identified as Samuel Vengrinovich, was last seen two days ago when he went trekking toward the Snowline area above Triund in the Dhauladhar range. According to police, the report was filed by his companions, who informed authorities that Samuel had not returned and had been out of contact since the trek.

According to the police, he had left for trekking in Triund on Friday. Kangra additional superintendent of police Hitesh Lakhanpal said, "He is a...