Nepal police on Monday rescued six Indian tourists who had been stranded in the snow-covered Himalayan region after their evacuation was aborted due to adverse weather conditions.
One group of two women and four men was airlifted out of the Upper Dolpa region of western Nepal, after snowfalls blocked their access, the Press Trust of India reported.
A private helicopter carried out the rescue work in the early hours of Monday, starting around 6.30 am. It first flew the women to Dunai, the district headquarters and then again made the return trip to pick up the remaining four men.
“The tourists have been safe now after we evacuated them to Kathmandu and they all are fine now,” Dolpa Chief District Officer Junu Hamal Dhakal said.
Binaya Singh, a police spokesman, said the tourists were being treated at a government hospital in Dunai and were not in danger.
The group had got stuck near the Numla and Wagla mountain passes on their way back from the Dho area after making a trip to Shey-Phoksundo Lake.
A helicopter from the Nepali Army tried to recover the missing persons on Sunday but had to abort the operation due to foggy weather.
Officials said the tourists had entered Upper Dolpa without the administrative permit.
