World News | Nepali Mountain Guide Missing in Lhotse Avalanche

Kathmandu, May 9 (PTI) A 33-year-old Nepali mountain guide has gone missing at Mt. Lhotse, the world's fourth-tallest mountain peak, after being swept away by an avalanche, the expedition's organiser said on Monday.

Khudam Bir Tamang was deployed to support a South Korean expedition team to summit the 8,516-metre-high Mt. Lhotse, went missing due to an avalanche near Camp I while returning to the base camp after taking loads of the expedition team to Camp I, Mingma Sherpa, chairperson of the Seven Summit Treks told PTI.

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The incident took place at 6:30 pm local time on Sunday at an altitude of 5,900 metres, Sherpa said.

The rest of the mountain guides were saved as they were perched a certain distance away from the avalanche site, Sherpa added.

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Tamang could not be traced after search operations were conducted from the ground and air on Monday morning, according to Sherpa.

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