Kathmandu: Three out of four Indian climbers, who went missing on Saturday during an expedition to Mount Everest, were found dead by the rescue officials today.
However, the dead body of only one missing climber, Paresh Chandra Nath, has been retrieved till now above Mount Everest's Camp IV.
Loben Sherpa, the organiser of the expedition, said that a team of six Sherpas retrieved Nath's body.
"It was very difficult to bring the body to the base camp due to bad weather," he said, adding, "The dead body of another Indian climber, Subhash Pal who also went missing with Nath, 58, was spotted in the mountain's triangular face."
Efforts are underway to retrieve his body too, Loben said.
The body of another missing Indian climber, Goutam Gosh, 52, was reportredly seen above 8,000 metres. It is yet to be recovered.
The bodies of both Gosh and Pal, who belong to West Bengal, are lying above 8,000 meters in the death zone.
The only rescued Indian climber, Sunita Hazara, is now undergoing treatment in Norvic International Hospital in Kathmandu.
Sherpas are facing high-wind in the Everest zone while bringing down the bodies. The team of six Sherpa however has failed to move ahead to retrieve the bodies from Camp IV due to bad weather.
With the death of three Indian nationals, the death casualties in Everest have reached five this year.
