Subrata Ghosh, a 45-year-old mountaineer from West Bengal, tragically died while descending Mount Everest after successfully reaching the summit. He exhibited exhaustion and altitude sickness below the Hillary Step and refused to move further. Ghosh was part of the Mountaineering Association of Krishnanagar’s Snowy Everest Expedition 2025, and efforts are underway to retrieve his body.
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