In a daring rescue operation, the Indian Army's Fire and Fury Corps airlifted two critically ill South Korean mountaineers from a remote peak near Kongmarula in Ladakh. The challenging night evacuation was executed from an altitude of 17,000 feet, with the climbers transported to SNM Hospital in Leh. Tragically, one of the mountaineers passed away while undergoing treatment.
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