Missing on Everest: Search for Kolkata climbers continues

One of the team members Subhash Paul died after falling ill on Sunday. The fourth woman member Sunita Hazra was rescued and taken to hospital. Her condition was reported to be stable.

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A three-member special team from Bengal arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday to coordinate the search operation of the missing climbers. Another mountain rescue team will be deployed tomorrow, reports said.

In a status report on Monday, the Indian Embassy said it was in constant touch with authorities concerned with rescue operations, as well as Deepankar Ghosh, an official from the Government of West Bengal. It said it has made arrangements for hospitalisation of rescued climbers and transportation of bodies of the deceased to their families.

Meanwhile, family members Ghosh and Nath continue to wait for some news. “There must have been a failure in communication. He can’t go missing like that. The last time I heard from Gautam was on May 17 when he said he was advancing towards the summit,” said Debashish Ghosh, Gautam’s brother.

Relatives of the deceased Paul sought government help to bring back his body. “We want his body to be brought to his residence and the government should also extend a helping hand to the family,” said a family member of Paul.