Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Saturday launched a massive rescue and search operation to track the Amarnath Yatri who had reportedly fallen in Nallah (Rivulet) near Railpathri along the Baltal route to the ongoing Amarnath Yatra.
Officials said that the rescue operation is being carried out jointly by the Mountain Rescue Team (MRTs) of Jammu and Kashmir police, the State Disaster Response Force, ITBP and local police to trace out the Yatri.
The official sources said that the missing Yatri has been identified as Surinder Pal Arora, son of Gain Chand Arora, a resident of Ludhiana, Punjab. The incident was also confirmed by the senior police officer, who said that the Yatri would probably have fallen in the water body due to “altitude sickness and perplexity.”
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“The massive rescue operation is underway and hopefully the Yatri will be found very soon,” the officer added.
The search and rescue operation is currently being carried out amid the challenging conditions in the area. Though authorities are using all available options to trace out the missing person. It IS quite common for the people coming from the plains to experienceacute mountain sickness (AMS) and has been very common among the pilgrims taking Amarnath Yatra due to high altitudes.
The Amarnath Cave shrine is located at an altitude of over 13,000 feet (approximately 4,000 meters), making it a high-altitude location where AMS can develop. Symptoms can range from mild headaches and nausea to more severe conditions like High Altitude Pulmonary Oedema (HAPE) and High Altitude Cerebral Oedema (HACE), which can be life-threatening.
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