The Indian Army mountaineering team, which spotted the footprints of the mythical Yeti last month while ascending Mount Makalu in Nepal, has successfully scaled the peak. However, the expedition suffered a casualty when one soldier died while descending after reaching the peak. He was identified as Naik Narayan Singh hailing from Pithoragarh, Uttrakhand and is survived by his wife and three children.
Giving details of the incident, the Army said here on Friday, Singh was part of the 18-member expedition team to Mount Makalu and died on May 16 while descending from the summit point to camp four(first camp during the descent). The soldier had joined the Army in 2002 and was a keen mountaineer having taking part in several expeditions in the past.
In the first ever discovery of its kind, the Indian Army on April 30 had said its mountaineering team has sighted the footprints of mythical beast 'Yeti' in Nepal. The size of the pugmark measures about 32 inch by 15 inch and the Army tweeted its photograph and said the evidence will be shared with the experts once the expedition returns by this month end or early June.
Commonly known as the "abominable snowman," scientists and experts, world over have tried to sight the mythical animal for the last several decades but success has eluded them. In this backdrop, the
Latest finding by the Army team has generated interest after it released the photographs and social media was abuzz with it.
The footprint was measured by calipers and army sources claimed here it matches with earlier theories adding the photograph was released to "excite scientific temper." Also the evidence will help in reaching logical conclusion, they said.