A trekker has gone lacking after an avalanche close to the Friendship Peak in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district, officers mentioned on Sunday.

Sachin and Ashutosh, residents of Chopal in Shimla district, and Sahil from Manali had began their trek to the height on November 17, they mentioned.

However, Sachin returned to the bottom camp as a result of high-altitude illness whereas the remaining two continued their journey, the officers mentioned.

Ashutosh, who was on the sting of the mountain, was hit by the avalanche when he was simply 20 metres in need of the summit and he fell in the direction of the Dhundi–Atal tunnel facet on Saturday, Adventure Tour Operator Association vp Joginder Thakur mentioned. Sahil got here again to Manali and reported the matter to police following which a nine-member search staff was shaped to search for the lacking trekker.

Thakur was a part of the staff that carried out search operations on Sunday, with sources saying it’s but to find Ashutosh. The staff has 4 police personnel, together with the native station home officer, and 5 effectively skilled and geared up personnel from the Adventure Tour Operator Association.

The search staff returned late on Sunday night and can resume the search operations on Monday morning. A staff from the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports in Manali will be a part of the search on Monday.

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