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One tourer from Kerala drowned successful a water astatine an elevation of 13,700 ft successful Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang territory connected Friday (January 16, 2026) afternoon, and different is missing, according to officials.
The 2 person been identified arsenic 26-year-old Dinu and 24-year-old Mahadev, they were portion of a seven-member radical heading to Tawang town, astir 130km northwest of Sela, the upland walk wherever the water is located.
Tawang’s Superintendent of Police, D. W. Thongon, said a rescue cognition with the assistance of Sashastra Seema Bal and State Disaster Response Force unit was launched aft the constabulary received accusation astir the incidental astir 3 p.m.
“We managed to flooded challenging conditions to retrieve the assemblage of 1 tourist. The hunt for the missing idiosyncratic had to beryllium suspended owed to fading airy and harsh weather,” helium said.
“We shall resume the cognition time (Saturday) astatine 8 a.m.,” helium added.
Sucked under
Officials said the calamity happened erstwhile the tourists stepped onto the frozen Sela Lake. The crystal cracked, and the 2 were sucked under.
Mr. Thungon said informing signboards person been installed astatine Sela Lake and different tourer hotspots, intelligibly prohibiting walking oregon stepping onto frozen lakes.
“The district administration besides issued an advisory connected December 17, 2025, cautioning tourists against entering frozen lakes, informing that the crystal whitethorn beryllium unstable and incapable to enactment quality weight,” helium said.
Officials said that Dinu’s assemblage is astatine the Jang Community Health Centre, astir 40km away, wherever a post-mortem introspection volition beryllium conducted connected Saturday (January 17, 2026).
