A soldier died and and another went missing when a snow avalanche hit an army patrol in Turtuk sector of ladakh along the line of Control (loC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Although one soldier was rescued soon after the avalanche hit the patrol party, he succumbed to injuries in hospital later.
lance Havildar Bhawan Tamang got buried under the avalanche Friday morning. The soldier was immediately retrieved and evacuated to the nearest medical facility but he could not be revived by the medical team. Tamang was a resident of lopshu village in Darjeeling.
Massive efforts are currently on to rescue another jawan in spite of inclement weather in the area. lt Gen DS Hooda, Army Commander, Northern Command has expressed his deep condolences to the family of lance Havildar Bhawan Tamang.
This is the second incident on ladakh region during a week’s time. Earlier on March 17, body of a missing soldier buried under snow avalanche was recovered on Sunday afternoon. A natural avalanche triggered by a mild earthquake hit an Army Post located at an altitude of 17,500 feet in Kargil Sector. Two soldiers who were on surveillance duty were washed away. One of them was rescued while another soldier died.