Tourist from Hyd found dead in Himachal Pradesh cave

Tourist from Hyd found dead in Himachal Pradesh cave
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Charred body of a tourist from Hyderabad was found in a cave near the Kinner Kailash Peak on Sunday, police said.Jagdish, a shepherd,

Shimla: Charred body of a tourist from Hyderabad was found in a cave near the Kinner Kailash Peak on Sunday, police said.Jagdish, a shepherd,

who was grazing his animals had met the tourist, a day before his death near the Kinner Kailash Peak at an altitude of 4,650 meters, 260 km from Shimla, the police said, adding the tourist was drenched in rain. While Jagdish came back from the hill, the tourist decided to stay in a cave there.

"When I went up on Saturday, I found the burnt body of the tourist and immediately informed village head of Ribba who in turn informed the SDM about the incident," he told the police.

On receiving information about the incident, officials of the district headquarters Reckong Peo rushed a rescue team to the spot. The tourist is yet to be identified. The exact cause of death was yet to ascertained, the police said.

The Yatra was officially closed on August 11 and the administration had asked the people not to venture to Kinner Kailash.

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