Gujarat trekker dies in Lahaul
Mandi, August 20
A trekker died accidentally near Bharatpur in Lahaul and Spiti district today.
He has been identified as Rushabh M Shah, a native of Gujarat.
According to sources, a group of trekkers was on a trekking expedition. Due to heavy rains in the region, the flow of water was high in a rivulet near Bharatpur and the trekker was drowned while crossing it.
The body of the victim has been recovered and will be transported to the district hospital Keylong for a postmortem. Manav Verma, SP, Lahaul and Spiti, said that the victim was on a trekking expedition in the area when he died accidentally.
The water streams these days are flooded in tribal district of Lahaul Spiti because of incessant rains. On July 27, 10 persons were washed away in the Tozing Nullah. — TNS
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