The operation to retrieve the body of Indian mountaineer Ravi Kumar from Mt. Everest is underway. The recovery team is likely to reach the spot by this evening or tomorrow morning.<br/><br/>According to one of the team member the weather forecast for tomorrow is good and they will carry out recovery operation on Friday itself. A team of 10 high-altitude expert climbers have been deputed to retrieve the body of Ravi Kumar.<br/><br/>The Director General, Department of Tourism, Dinesh Bhattari told our correspondent that there are standing instructions to all expedition organising agencies to bring back the body incase of any eventuality and they can not run away from their responsibility.<br/><br/>Ravi Kumar a resident of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh was missing since Saturday after successfully climbing Mt. Everest, the highest peak of the world. His body was spotted on Monday in a 200-metre-deep crevasse near the summit.
News On AIR | May 25, 2017 1:57 PM
Operation to retrieve body of Indian mountaineer Ravi Kumar from Everest underway