Thursday, September 30, 2010

Four mountaineers missing, three rescued

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POKHARA: Four mountaineers -three Japanese and a Nepali- trying to scale Dhaulagiri (I) mountain have gone missing.

The missing are Osamu Tanawe (49), Toshiyo Yamamoto (36) and Deisuke Honda (32) and Pasang Gyalung Sherpa (47), according to Nawaraj Bhatta, Deputy Superintendent of Police, District Police Office, Myagdi.

However, two Japanese and one Nepali in the expedition have been rescued by a Mountain Air helicopter.

The rescued Japanese are Noboko Kudo and Hiroshi Ishoda while Dawa Chhiring Sherpa is a Nepali. They met the tragedy at the base camp of the mountain. RSS

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