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Four soldiers and two civilian porters died after being trapped in snow for hours after an avalanche hit Army positions in northern Siachen Glacier on Monday.
The soldiers were part of a patrolling group of eight; they died due to extreme hypothermia, defence officials said. The team was on patrol when the avalanche hit them around 3 pm.
The Army launched a massive search and rescue operation to bring back the trapped soldiers.
All the soldiers were pulled out of the debris; seven were critically injured.
The soldiers were evacuated by helicopters to the nearest military hospital where they are
