Prem Thakur

April 3

The 28 year-old reporter for Asia News International (ANI), was filming a snow clearing operation with two colleagues in the Rahla Nallah area when the accident took place.

The crew had crossed a restricted area, which was unfit for vehicle use, to take shots. News reports said that a search and rescue operation to find the crew was hindered by heavy snowfall.Mukesh Kumar, a machine operator, and camera assistant Karan were later rescued.

Source: Hill Post / IANS

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