New Delhi (NVI): A Lieutenant Colonel and a soldier lost their lives yesterday after a patrolling cum snow clearance party came under a heavy avalanche in north Sikkim, Army said today.
The deceased officer has been identified as Lieutenant Colonel Robert TA and Sapper Shanmukha Rao.
“Inspite of the best efforts of the rescue team and local formation an officer Lieutenant Colonel Robert TA and Sapper/ OPEM Sapala Shanmukha Rao who were trapped under the ice lost their lives,” Army said in a statement, adding that all other members of the team are safe.
The two personnel were part of an 18-member group that came under the avalanche.
