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A month and a half after eight mountaineers went missing on the peaks around Nanda Devi East range, poignant video has emerged of their last moments. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has released the video that it recovered from the memory card of a camera mounted on a helmet of one of the mountaineers during the expedition. The eight climbers went missing on May 26 and the ITBP said the video in all likelihood was shot on the same day, minutes before an avalanche struck. The ITBP Bareilly DIG who was leading the 11-member rescue operation said the team brought back the mortal remains and belongings of seven mountaineers. ITBP Bareilly DG SS Deswal said, “During the operation, snowfall started and despite our best efforts, we could not locate the eighth mountaineer.” A 12-member team
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