On April 20, the 34-year-old Indian who went missing on April 17 afternoon while attempting to climb Mount Annapurna being the 10th highest mountain in the world, after falling into a deep crevasse in Nepal has been rescued but is in critical condition, said the expedition organisers.
“Maloo is currently at Manipal Hospital under doctors’ supervision,” Mingma Sherpa from Seven Summit Treks told media over phone from Kathmandu.
“He has been taken to the hospital in critical condition, but he is still alive,” Sudhir, his brother said.
A search operation to locate Maloo, a resident of Kishangargh in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district was underway since April 17. “Search operation is on. He fell into a crevasse while returning from Camp IV this afternoon,” Mingma Sherpa, the Chairman of Seven Summit Treks had told media on April 17.
Maloo was descending from Camp III when he fell into a crevase at around 6,000 metres and went missing, the expedition organiser said.
The mountaineer had last year successfully ascended Mount Ama Dablam, in the Eastern Himalayan range in Nepal and was planning to stand atop Mount Everest, Annapurna and Lhotse this season.
He was also on a mission to climb all 14 peaks above 8000 meters and 7 summits to create awareness and dive action towards achieving the UN Global Goals #ClimbingForSDGs.
On April 18, two other Indian mountaineers – Baljeet Kaur and Arjun Vajpayee – were rescued from Mount Annapurna in Nepal on April 18. Baljeet Kaur had gone missing above Camp IV of Mount Annapurna and was rescued from an elevation of 7363 metres.
(with inputs from ANI)
