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Bengali Mountaineer Dhruvajyoti Guha Dies on Manaslu, Body Found 7 Feet Under Snow
- •Bengali mountaineer Dhruvajyoti Guha died in an avalanche while attempting to conquer Nepal's Manaslu peak.
- •The bodies of Dhruvajyoti Guha and his Nepalese companion, Phursemba Sherpa, were recovered from under a 7-foot layer of snow near Camp 3.
- •Dhruvajyoti, a resident of Krishnanagar, Nadia, had been living in Germany for a decade and set out for the expedition from there.
- •Despite deteriorating weather, Dhruvajyoti and his team risked proceeding from Camp 2 to Camp 3, while another team of 6 returned to safety.
- •Efforts are underway to bring the bodies to base camp, with plans to send Dhruvajyoti's body to Kathmandu by plane if weather permits.
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The deceased Bengali mountaineer was Dhruvajyoti Guha, a resident of Krishnanagar in Nadia who had been living in Germany for about ten years. He died alongside his companion, Nepalese citizen and mountain guide Phursemba Sherpa, when an avalanche struck near Camp 3.
After losing contact on Saturday night, a rescue team of four Sherpas was sent to search for the climbers. Their bodies were eventually discovered buried under a nearly seven-foot-thick layer of snow near Camp 3 after their tent was crushed by the avalanche.
According to the expedition agency's head Mohan Lamsal, the fatal accident occurred because Dhruvajyoti and his guide pushed forward from Camp 2 toward Camp 3 despite worsening weather and heavy snowfall. While another team of six mountaineer climbers wisely chose to retreat to safety, the duo continued upward in a hurry and were caught in a snowstorm on Saturday night.
