RASUWA, Nov 2: One of the two tourists missing during a mountain ascent has come into contact.
Marek Holešek, 50, from the Czech Republic, who went missing two weeks ago in the Yala peak area of Gosainkunda Rural Municipality-3 (at an altitude of 7,234 meters above sea level) through Kathmandu Trekking Company, has come into contact at the Higher Guest House in Langtang Kyangjin on Friday evening, according to local tourism entrepreneurs. This was further confirmed by Keshav Bhattrai, the chief of Rasuwa District Police Office.
The other person with him, Onrej Husarke, 34, from Slovakia, still remains out of contact.
Missing polling officer comes into contact
During the aerial search and rescue operation on Friday and Saturday, the young senior captain (pilot) Bibek Khadka from Altitude Air reported that they received information from a fellow tourist that Onrej had fallen into a crevice more than 30 meters deep in the high mountainous region, where a sleeping bag was spotted.
Pilot Khadka said, “Although we attempted aerial search and rescue operations with the helicopter over the skies above Kyangin all day on Friday, we had to return to the capital due to adverse weather conditions. The sleeping bag was spotted during the attempt on Saturday morning.”
Similarly, German citizen Roward George Newvar, 43, who got injured on his foot and was stranded midway during his journey to Gosainkunda, has been airlifted. He was rescued by an Altitude Air helicopter from Lauribinayak.
The air service has reported that the tourist is receiving treatment at a private hospital in Sorakhutte.
