Her body was brought to Delhi from Kathmandu, Nepal, and then flown to the Biju Patnaik International Airport
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Bhubaneswar: The mortal remains of Odisha's first Everester, Kalpana Dash, arrived here from New Delhi on Sunday. Dash, 53, passed away while descending from the Himalayan summit on May 23 at a height of around 8,600 feet.
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Her body was brought to Delhi from Kathmandu, Nepal, and then flown to the Biju Patnaik International Airport.
The state government had made arrangements for the body to be received at the city airport and taken to Kalinga Stadium Complex where Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera, accompanied by his department officials, paid their last respects to the departed soul.
The mortal remains of #Odisha's first Everester, #KalpanaDash, arrived from #NewDelhi on June 2. Dash, 53, passed away while descending from the #Himalayansummit on May 23 at a height of around 8,600 feet.
— IANS Tweets (@ians_india) June 2, 2019
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Paying homage, Behera said, "Kalpana Dash was an ace mountaineer who brought fame to the state. She was an achiever who led by example and even in her death she will continue to inspire young aspirants to scale great peaks".
He also thanked the Indian embassy in Kathmandu, the search and rescue team of Sherpas and other officials who braced severe weather conditions and difficult terrain to repatriate the body and bring it back to her family members.
Dash, who hailed from Dhenkanal, was the state's first Everester. She first scaled the peak in 2008 and later trekked several mountains across Europe, South America, North America and Africa.
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