Four Nepalese porters and trekkers died due to high-altitude sickness of the Himalayan nation in separate incidents, authorities said. Porters Dil Bahadur and Samga and trekker Ram Bahadur Thapa Magar died in the Manang district.
Gurung and Ghale were carrying luggage of foreign trekkers when they developed high-altitude sickness , according to a statement issued by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) under the Home Ministry. Magar was found dead in his hotel room after returning from a trek. In a similar incident, Nepalese national Suraj Man Shrestha, who suffered from altitude sickness while going trekking in the Annapurna base camp, died in the hotel.
