Military helicopters involved in a major search for the four Britons, two Americans, an Australian and an Indian on Monday spotted five bodies on the Nanda Devi mountain. They knowingly risked their lives after changing their plans without informing the authorities," an official in Uttarakhand state, where the mountain range is located, told AFP. "The permission was granted for Nanda Devi east and any diversion is illegal. Officials said a total of 12 climbers had set out from Munsiyari in Pithoragarh but they separated into two groups a week later after reaching the Nanda Devi east base camp. The first successful ascent of the Nanda Devi summit was in 1936.

Source: Bangkok Post June 04, 2019 07:18 UTC