Avalanche Hits J-K’s Gulmarg; Trapped Skiers Rescued

An avalanche hit the snowboarding slopes of Gulmarg resort in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday, trapping two skiers below the particles, officers mentioned right here. The avalanche struck late afternoon when a bunch of skiers have been coming down the slope, they mentioned.

Two native skiers have been caught below the particles of the avalanche however have been rescued in time by fellow skiers and ski patrol personnel, they added. On Sunday, authorities had issued avalanche warnings for hilly and mountainous areas of Kashmir, urging the residents to keep away from pointless motion for the following 24 hours.

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