Indian mountaineer Baljeet Kaur found alive from Mt. Annapurna in Nepal

Baljeet Kaur a 27yearold leading Indian woman climber was found alive on Tuesday a day after she went missing near Camp IV of Mt Annapurna while descending from the summit point an official of the expedition organiser saidAn aerial search team located Kaur who scaled the worlds 10th highest peak without using supplemental oxygen on Monday above Camp IV Chairman at Pioneer Adventure Pasang Sherpa was quoted as saying by the Himalayan Times newspaperWe are preparing to conduct a longline rescue to airlift her from above the high camp he saidKaur has been seen descending alone towards Camp IV by the aerial search team according to SherpaThe leading Indian woman climber who was left alone below the summit point remained out of radio contact till this morning the report addedAn aerial search mission was initiated on Tuesday morning only after she managed to send a radio signal asking for immediate helpAlso Read Eye on 2024 Congress trying to cobble up Oppn unity for Karnataka pollsAccording to Sherpa her GPS location has indicated an altitude of 7375m 24193ft She climbed Mt Annapurna along with two Sherpa guides at around 515 pm on Monday At least three helicopters were mobilised to trace herIn May last year Kaur from Himachal Pradesh scaled Mt Lhotse and became the first Indian climber to have climbed four 8000meter peaks in a single seasonOn Monday Anurag Malu a resident of Kishangarh in Rajasthan went missing while descending from Camp III of Mt AnnapurnaLater it was found that Malu died after falling from 6000m into a crevasse while descending from Camp IV on Monday The Himalayan Times newspaper reportedAccording to Mingma Sherpa chairman at Seven Summit Treks Noel Hanna the first person from Ireland to reach the summit of K2 during the winter season breathed his last in Camp IV last night Efforts are underway to bring their bodies back to base camp organisers saidAnnapurna is the tenthhighest mountain in the world standing at 8091 metres above sea levelIt is well known for the difficulty and danger involved in its ascentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever