British tourist dies while trekking in India
A British tourist has died while trekking in northern India, the local disaster response force has said.
He was rescued from 'extremely difficult terrain' alongside a fellow British trekker who survived.
On Tuesday, the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Response Force confirmed on X that it had received a rescue call on Sunday evening regarding a British tourist who had injured himself while trekking near the town of Thathri in the western Himalayas.
A rescue team of ten was deployed at 6.30pm, but due to the challenging terrain, they were unable to reach the trekkers for many hours, the force said.
'The team began their trek from the Thathri Power Project and, upon reaching Dritto Cafe, they were informed that the victims were located 4km further uphill in extremely difficult terrain,' the disaster response force said on Tuesday.
'After four hours, the team located the victims at 10.30pm with one trekker in a critical condition. He was secured to a stretcher and they began the challenging descent along with his co-trekker.'
The injured trekker was taken to the hospital for medical treatment but was pronounced dead on arrival, the force added.
The two British men arrived in the town of Dharamshala on Feb 14 and left for a trek from Dharamkot to Triund on Sunday, according to The Times of India. It was reported that one of the men fell during their descent towards Thathri.
The Kangra administration had imposed a ban on high-altitude trekking during the winter, which the two tourists were unaware of, the newspaper added.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office said on Wednesday: 'We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in India and are in contact with the local authorities.'
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