On February 16th, a 27-year-old British tourist fell while trekking with his friend in the Himachal Pradesh state of Himalaya in India, more specifically in the Dhauladhar mountains. The not-yet-identified victim fell off a cliff and had serious injuries.

The two hikers didn’t know that the high regions of these mountains were too dangerous to climb in winter. Hiking in this area was banned.

The accident occurred near the Thathri village. At 6 pm on the same day, rescuers were called.

The Himachal Pradesh state disaster response force reported: “The team began their trek from Thathri Power Project and, upon reaching Dritto cafe, was informed that the victims were located 4km further uphill in extremely difficult terrain.”

The rescue team of 10 people found the two trekkers at 10:30 pm, which is a couple of hours after the accident. It managed to put the injured man on a stretcher and then started going down the mountain. His friend was accompanied by them.

Due to the steepness of the place and the fact that they repeatedly crossed a rivulet, it took them 2 hours to parcour 100m. The descent took nearly 20 hours. It took three teams back-to-back to bring down the victim due to the exhausting conditions.

The critically injured man has finally come down the mountain at 5:08 pm and has been sent to Dharamshala to the Zonal Hospital, where he was declared dead. His rib was the injured part of his body. His friend is okay.

Dharamkot to Triund was the trek that the two friends were doing, which is normally okay for fit beginners with the highest point at almost 3,000 meters above the ground, but the winter made it more dangerous.

The Himalaya mountains that the friends were hiking are in the middle of the famous Himalayan mountain range, which unites India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bhutan.

“We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in India and are in contact with the local authorities,” a spokesperson of the Foreign Office of the UK said.