Soldier Body Recovered Siachen

Bodies of all the eight remaining soldiers were today recovered from the huge mass of ice on Siachen Glacier, seven days after they got buried under an avalanche that hit their high altitude military post.

The relatives of Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad, who was rescued from under 25 feet of snow in Siachen last night, reached Delhi late on Tuesday evening. The soldier, who is comatose, is undergoing treatment in the Army's Research and Referral hospital in Delhi.

Army today recovered the body of one of the 10 soldiers who died in an avalanche in Siachen Glacier six days ago and efforts to locate the remains of the others continue, defence spokesman said in Srinagar.

Bodies of all the eight remaining soldiers were today recovered from the huge mass of ice on Siachen Glacier, seven days after they got buried under an avalanche that hit their high altitude military post.

The relatives of Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad, who was rescued from under 25 feet of snow in Siachen last night, reached Delhi late on Tuesday evening. The soldier, who is comatose, is undergoing treatment in the Army's Research and Referral hospital in Delhi.

Army today recovered the body of one of the 10 soldiers who died in an avalanche in Siachen Glacier six days ago and efforts to locate the remains of the others continue, defence spokesman said in Srinagar.