NEW DELHI, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Dead bodies of seven trekkers who had been missing since Oct. 29 in India's northern hilly state of Uttarakhand have been retrieved over the past couple of days, a local government official said on Friday.
One trekker was still missing, and the search operation continued.
The party of eight, including one trekking guide, went missing on the Kedartal trek in Uttarkashi district amid heavy snowfall and avalanches on Oct. 29. Most of the group were from the eastern state of West Bengal.
The multi-agency search and rescue mission was repeatedly hampered by harsh weather. The recovered bodies have been airlifted to Matli Helipad in Uttarkashi, and authorities are arranging to hand them over to their families, the official said. ■
