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Domestic tourist dies of altitude sickness at Thorangla Pass  

He suffered altitude sickness at an altitude of 5,416 meters on Thorangla Pass trekking route at Ngisyang.

Mustang side of ThorongLa in Damodar Himal. Photo courtesy : wikipedia.org

Manang : A Nepali succumbed to altitude sickness at Manang Ngisyang Rural Municipality-9 in Manang on Wednesday.    

The deceased has been identified as Hari Adhikari from Phulkharka of Ganga Jamuna Rural Municipality-5 in Dhading.

He suffered altitude sickness at an altitude of 5,416 meters on Thorangla Pass trekking route at Ngisyang.

Adhikari died on the spot, according to Manang’s Chief District Officer, Subas Kumar Lamichhane.

The body has been transported to Kathmandu via a helicopter.