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After the ceremony, the bodies were sent to Akhnoor, Kathua, Dharkalan, Khour, Bajinath, Kangra, Ghamarwin, and Batala; the native places of the personnel in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir.
“The Bravehearts were part of a patrol which was struck by an avalanche in the High Altitude Area of Kameng Sector in Arunachal Pradesh on February 6, 2022,” said Indian Army.
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Search and rescue operations were launched immediately including airlifting of specialised teams. The rescue teams, displaying the highest degree of camaraderie and esprit-de-corps, recovered the bodies of the soldiers under hostile weather conditions in an area located at an altitude of 14500 feet which has treacherous terrain and high peaks.
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1CommentsThe area of incident was witnessing heavy snowfall and inclement weather since last few days which made the rescue operations more challenging for the specialised teams tasked to locate and recover the soldiers.