Arunachal mountaineer Tapi Mra goes missing from Mount Kyarisatam; search operation underway
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], August 31: First person from Arunachal Tapi Mra along with his assistant Niku Dao to climb Mount Everest went missing for seven days during an expedition trip to Mount Khyarisattam.
Arunachal Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, Mama Natung said, "They are missing for the past seven days. We have called Indian Army helicopters but the operation has been stopped due to bad weather."
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"We have directed the administration to start the search and rescue operation on foot. We have decided to deploy our Assistant Director with the search and rescue operation team of East Kameng district administration," Natung said.
Earlier, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu wished for the safety of Tapi Mra and the state's Department of Sports is ready with plans to trace him.
While taking it to his Twitter handle, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister said, "My prayers for safety of Tapi Mra, the first person from Arunachal to scale Mt Everest, who's been reportedly missing with a porter since last week during an expedition to Mt Khyarisattam in #EastKameng district. State's Dept of Sports is ready with plans to trace Mra."
-PTC News with ANI inputs
