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Six Indian tourists rescued from Dolpa

The tourists had been stranded at Danigadh in Shey-Phoksundo Rural Municipality-8 while travelling towards Upper Dolpa after visiting Shey-Phoksundo Lake.
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KARNALI, Nov 2: Six Indian tourists stranded in Dolpa district following heavy snowfall were rescued by helicopter and flown to the district headquarters, Dunai, on Monday morning.



The tourists had been stranded at Danigadh in Shey-Phoksundo Rural Municipality-8 while travelling towards Upper Dolpa after visiting Shey-Phoksundo Lake. Heavy snowfall blocked their onward route, leaving them unable to proceed.


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According to Dolpa Chief District Officer (CDO) Junu Hamal Dhakal, an attempt to evacuate the group on Sunday failed due to technical problems. However, a helicopter rescue operation was successfully carried out the following morning.


The rescued tourists have been identified as Momita Haldar, Piyali Kole, Jajala Trived Kumar, Aditya Singh, Dipalina Biswas and Rajesh De.


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