SKARDU – Pakistan Army has decided to continue search and rescue operationto locate missing Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri, and Juan Pablo Mohr onTuesday hoping to locate the missing men alive. The rescue mission washalted earlier after non-stop intensive efforts amid harsh weather.
According to the sources, the search and rescue mission for the threemissing mountaineers will continue today once the weather improves and allresources at the disposal of the military have been mobilised.
Air and ground efforts are being utilised as the search and rescue missionenters the fourth day, acknowledging that due to the high altitude andextreme weather conditions, the search mission was facing difficulties.
Alpine Club of Pakistan claimed that the rescue teams during their searchoperation found evidence at a few places including possible traces of acamp and sleeping bag.
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Earlier on Monday, a special forward-looking infrared (FLIR) mission by aC-130 aircraft was planned. However, the FLIR cannot operate at thataltitude and temperature
Nepalese mountaineer Chhang Dawa Sherpa also updated the current operationsin a Facebook post, he wrote, “Army Aviation 5 squadron started theoperation. We had less visibility as the upper mountain is covered inclouds.”
