Pilgrim dies en route to Amarnath shrine, death toll now 13

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Woman pilgrim died due to cardiac arrest at Baltal base camp of the Amarnath yatra
  • Her body is lying at the base camp hospital
  • The death toll in this year's yatra has now reached to 13
Amarnath Yatra
Some pilgrims have been killed in the Amarnath Yatra due to landslides. Photo: Reuters

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Woman pilgrim died due to cardiac arrest at Baltal base camp of the Amarnath yatra
  • Her body is lying at the base camp hospital
  • The death toll in this year's yatra has now reached to 13

A woman pilgrim died due to cardiac arrest at Baltal base camp of the Amarnath yatra in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death toll in this year's pilgrimage to 13, police said today.

Lakshmi Bhai (54), a resident of Hyderabad, died due to cardiac arrest at Baltal base camp during the night, a police official said.

He said the body is lying at the base camp hospital.

The death toll in this year's yatra, which began on 28 June, has now reached to 13.

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This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.
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