- Seasoned Indian climber, Rajib Bhattacharya perished in Nepal while descending from the summit of Mount Dhaulagiri, the seventh highest mountain in the world.
- Bhattacharya, aged 43, died in Camp IV after he complained of snow blindness (temporary eye damage caused by snow reflecting UV light), according to Migma Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks that arranged the expedition.
- His body is still lying in the camp and due to treacherous terrain, it is going to very difficult to bring it down, he added.
- Bhattacharya, a resident of Joypurbil in West Bengal’s Howrah district, had climbed Mount Everest in 2011 and Mount Kanchenjunga in 2013.
(With inputs from IANS)
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