Jammu: An Army Captain lost his life while 15 other soldiers were rescued after an avalanche struck a patrol party in Siachen Glacier in Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
"A patrol party of army came under an avalanche in southern area of Siachen glacier yesterday," Udhampur-based defence spokesman Colonel SD Goswami said today.
A rescue operation was launched immediately and 15 soldiers were saved, he said.
Captain Kumar, from 3 Ladakh Scouts, was a bachelor and hailed from Patiala in Punjab.
The spokesman said the Army commander has conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family.
"A patrol party of army came under an avalanche in southern area of Siachen glacier yesterday," Udhampur-based defence spokesman Colonel SD Goswami said today.
A rescue operation was launched immediately and 15 soldiers were saved, he said.
Captain Kumar, from 3 Ladakh Scouts, was a bachelor and hailed from Patiala in Punjab.
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The spokesman said the Army commander has conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family.
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