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Punjab Pilgrim Dies After Falling Into Gorge on Tungnath Trail
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News18•21-09-2026, 17:00
Punjab Pilgrim Dies After Falling Into Gorge on Tungnath Trail
- •A female pilgrim from Punjab, Pooja Sahni (26), died after falling into a 400-meter-deep gorge on the Chopta-Tungnath trek route in Uttarakhand.
- •The incident occurred near Ravanshila on the Tungnath trail, a revered Hindu pilgrimage site and the highest Shiva temple in the world.
- •She was reported missing on Sunday evening, prompting a search operation by State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) officials.
- •Her body was spotted and retrieved from the gorge on Monday with the help of police.
- •The body was carried approximately 3 km to Chopta and handed over to district police for further action.
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A 26-year-old female pilgrim from Punjab named Pooja Sahni died after falling into a 400-meter-deep gorge along the Chopta-Tungnath trek route.
The woman was reported missing on Sunday evening after falling near Ravanshila, and her body was spotted and retrieved by SDRF and police personnel on Monday before being carried on a stretcher to Chopta.
Tungnath is a revered Hindu pilgrimage site, located at an altitude of over 12,000 feet, and is recognized as the highest Shiva temple in the world as well as the highest among the five 'Panch Kedar' shrines.
