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J-K: Another Amarnath Yatra Pilgrim Dies, Toll At 3; Over 60,000 Visit Cave Shrine So Far

An Indo Tibetan Border Police officer posted on Amarnath yatra duty died at Sonamarg in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir before the commencement of the yatra.바카라 웹사이트

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A 38-year-old pilgrim from Rajasthan, who had gone missing, was found dead on Wednesday, taking the toll in this year's Amarnath pilgrimage to three, officials said.바카라 웹사이트Roshan Lal Suthar, a resident of Pansal Dhileara area of Rajasthan, was missing since Tuesday and his body was found near the lower Holy Cave, they said.

The officials said the cause of his death is not known yet.바카라 웹사이트They, however, said cardiac arrest triggered by lower oxygen concentration at high altitudes is one of the most common causes of fatalities among Amarnath pilgrims and security forces posted there for duty. 바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트

Suthar's demise has taken the death toll so far in this year's annual yatra to three.바카라 웹사이트A 67-year-old yatri from Andhra Pradesh died on the Baltal axis of the yatra on Monday.바카라 웹사이트

An Indo Tibetan Border Police officer posted on Amarnath yatra duty died at Sonamarg in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir before the commencement of the yatra.바카라 웹사이트

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, 18,354 devotees paid obeisance at the cave shrine. They included 12,483 men, 5,146 women, 266 sadhus, two sadhvis, and 457 children, the officials said.바카라 웹사이트In the first five days of the yatra, a total of 67,197 devotees have had ‘darshan’ (glimpse) of the naturally-formed ice-lingam.

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