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IAF helicopter rescues 2 women trekkers from Dodra Kuar area in Himachal

IAF helicopter rescues 2 women trekkers from Dodra Kuar area in Himachal

They were airlifted from the Highland trek by an IAF chopper and flown to Annandale in Shimla. PTI file

Shimla, June 7

The two women trekkers who were stuck in Dhanrash area in Dodra Kuar sub-division were rescued by an IAF helicopter on Friday.

Sudha Bhattacharjee and Supriya are residents of Delhi.

They were stranded there since Thursday because of knee injury and hypothermia, said Dodra Kuar SDM Ratti Ram.

He said they were airlifted from the Highland trek by an IAF chopper and flown to Annandale in Shimla.

They were admitted at the military hospital at Jatog.

Bhattacharjee is the wife of an army officer, said Praveen Kumar, an army spokesperson here.

Both are under treatment and out of danger.

There were 10 trekkers on their way from Rupin Pass to Sangla when the two women failed to trek further, sources said.