Five soldiers rescued from avalanche die

srinagar — Five Indian Army soldiers, rescued from the snow after being trapped by an avalanche near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district last week succumbed to their injuries while being evacuated, defence officials said on Monday.

The five soldiers got trapped under snow after a track cavedin in Machil sector of Kupwara on January 28.

They were subsequently rescued after a gruelling daylong mission, and were being brought to Srinagar on Monday, despite persistent poor weather conditions, for specialist medical care. “Unfortunately, all the bravehearts have succumbed to their injuries,” a statement said. — IANS