Jammu & Kashmir, India – On Saturday, February 24, 2018 three hunters were caught and buried in an avalanche Lashkote Forest in the Lolab Valley north of the Kupwara District in Kashmir, India.
The accident occurred while 5 hunters were in the area. The hunters were in two groups when one group of three was caught and buried in a loud avalanche. The other group was alerted to the accident by the sound of the avalanche. They followed the other groups footprints which disappeared in the debris. They tried to rescue them, but were unsuccessful. The two remaining hunters informed police about the accident.
According to GreaterKashmir.com, the victims were identified as “as Mohd Altaf son of Haider Ali, Ghulam Mohd Lone son of Ali Mohd Lone, both residents of Warnow village and Bashir Ahmad Ganie son of Ghulam Rasool of Dardpora.”
The rescue operation is currently ongoing.
We will try to update this post when more information is available.
See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2017/2018
Read more about the avalanche in Lolab Valley in Kashmir, India from the following sources:
- Business-Standard.com
- KashmirObserver.net
- GreaterKashmir.com
- KashmirMonitor.in
- CanIndia.com
- RisingKashmir.com
- KashmirReader.com
- DailyExcelsior.com
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