Pithoragarh, September 24
Tom Levy Penkin, the American trekker swept away by strong waves of the Gori river on the Munsiyar-Milam way on Thursday, could not be traced till today despite eight 8 teams of disaster management manned by the ITBP, launching a hunt for the the missing trekker on the banks of the river.
“Other 16 members of the trekking team have reached Munsiyari and will leave for New Delhi on Sunday,” said JS Rathor, SDM, Munsiyari.
According to the SDM, the trekkers’ team violated some rules by trekking during evening time. The trekking in evening is considered risky in this part of Himalaya.
“Not only the team violated the trekking norms but also informed the administration 11 hours late on Friday morning though the incident had occurred at 5.30 pm on Thursday,” said the SDM.
The Munsiyari administration has taken the statements of other members of the trekker team, including the statements of Isabella Nori and Donald Kohl, the two trekkers of the team who have claimed to have seen Tom falling into the river.
“Our six teams are looking till the downstream of the Gori at Jauljibi and one team has been kept stand by at Munsiyari and whenever any information of any stuck body reaches us, we will reach the spot immediately to trace and identify the missing trekker,” said the SDM.
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