Overview
- Police confirmed the recovery of 52-year-old Jignes Kumar Lallubhai Patel and his 17-year-old daughter near Maleripa Monastery in Manang district.
- The pair had left Gyalsen Hotel in Disyang on October 20 to visit the monastery and did not return, prompting a search.
- A trained mountain rescue team led by DSP Hira Bahadur GC located the bodies buried under snow about 100 metres above the monastery.
- Investigators said the two appeared to have gone farther uphill for a better view before the incident occurred.
- Local police are handling paperwork as the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu coordinates repatriation, and family members are calling for stronger tourist safety measures.