Indian summiter dies on Mt Everest, 2 missing
According to reports, four Bengali mountaineers, Sunita Hazra, Subhas Pal, Paresh Nath and Gautam Ghosh, went missing since Saturday 11:38 am. After touching the World's highest peak, they reportedly felt altitude sickness and their GPS got disconnected. .
The West Bengal government also sent a rescue team to recover the climbers.
Rescue operators confirmed that Subhas Pal died shortly after being rescued. Meanwhile, Sunita Hazra is being taken to Kathmandu in a critical condition, while remaining two, Gautam Ghosh and Paresh Nath, are still untraceable.
Since last Friday, seven Bengali mountaineers have climbed the Mt Everest.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)
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