Dehradun: A trekker on Dodital trek in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand died of a heart attack while another was rescued, officials said on Monday.
State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) officials said that after receiving the information, their team reached Dodital track in Aguda area.
He said that the body of one of the two trackers was brought on a stretcher to the main road through an alternative route and handed over to the district police.
The deceased has been identified as Virendra Chauhan, assistant engineer of the Public Works Department posted in Uttarkashi.
According to officials, Chauhan died of a heart attack.
The team also rescued another trekker safely. He has been identified as Kanti Nautiyal, resident of Matali, Uttarkashi.
State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) officials said that after receiving the information, their team reached Dodital track in Aguda area.
He said that the body of one of the two trackers was brought on a stretcher to the main road through an alternative route and handed over to the district police.
The deceased has been identified as Virendra Chauhan, assistant engineer of the Public Works Department posted in Uttarkashi.
According to officials, Chauhan died of a heart attack.
The team also rescued another trekker safely. He has been identified as Kanti Nautiyal, resident of Matali, Uttarkashi.
