Overview

• The Army received an evacuation request at 8:05 p.m. on September 4 and mobilised a helicopter by 8:20 p.m., touching down near Kongmaru La Pass at about 9:15 p.m. using night-vision goggles.
• The evacuees were identified as Hyun Woo Kim, a South Korean citizen, and his wife, who were extracted from above 17,000 feet in Ladakh.
• Both were flown to Sonam Norboo Memorial Hospital in Leh for treatment after the high-altitude pickup, according to the reports.
• Daily Excelsior, citing the Army’s Fire and Fury Corps, reports that one of the climbers died after the evacuation and that condolences were issued.
• Coverage frames the mission as part of the Army’s routine civilian assistance and notes concurrent flood-relief operations in Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.