Srinagar, Sept. 5 -- A South Korean national died, and another was critically ill after falling sick during a mountaineering expedition in Ladakh. The Army said the two South Korean nationals fell critically ill yesterday near Kongmarula, an isolated peak of Ladakh, following which a high-altitude night rescue operation was carried out.
The Army Aviation helicopters of the Leh based Fire and Fury Corps executed a challenging casualty evacuation from an unprepared site yesterday.
The mountaineers were flown to Sonam Nurboo Memorial Hospital in Leh for urgent medical treatment.
Despite the timely intervention, one of the climbers could not survive. The Army's Fire and Fury Corps expressed its condolences.
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