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17 killed in avalanche-hit Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 8 (PTI) Tragedy today struck a group of armymen when 17 of them were killed and 15 others were seriously injured in a massive avalanche that hit them during winter warfare training on the steep slopes of a ski resort, 70 kms from here.
The avalanche came down on a 60-strong group as they were going up the sheer ice walls in Khilanmarg with near zero visibility hampering any evasive action by them.
An army spokesman, Colonel J S Brar and police said that 15 men were buried in tonnes of snow and 17 others were extricated and moved to base hospital at Srinagar. While two soldiers were still missing, 26 others had been rescued by nightfall, after which the operations were called off.
The dead included an officer, Lt Prateek, and 14 other ranks from the Army's prestigious High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), he said.
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