Climbers’ bodies recovered from peak

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Indian climbers who died on the world’s third highest peak last week and flown them to Nepal’s capital.

The bodies of BiplabBaidy a and KuntalK an rar were carried by rescuers from Mount K an chenjung’ s highest camp to a lower camp and then picked up by a helicopter.

Mr Baidya had scaled Kanchen jung, while Mr Kanrar was on the way up but fell sick and died. Mr Baidya became sick on his way down. Both died just below K an chen jung a’s 8,586m (28,160ft) summit.

It is believed they were suffering from high altitude sickness and frostbite, but autopsies were being conducted at the hospital in Kathmandu where the bodies were being kept.

The Hi malay an peaks attract hundreds of foreign climbers every year.