Indian Man, 45, dies on Mount Everest: 'He refused to descend' | Today news

Subata Ghosh, 45, of India died under the Hillary step on Thursday as he dropped after reaching the peak of 29,032 feet (29,032 feet). Indian climber dies on Mount Everest. Reuters said two climbers – one Indian and one Philippine – died on the world’s highest mountain peak, Mount Everest. Subata Ghosh, 45, of India died under the Hillary step on Thursday as he dropped after reaching the peak of 29,032 feet (29,032 feet). “He refused to descend from below the Hillary step,” Bodhraj Bhandari of Nepal’s Snowy Horizon draws and Expedition Organizing Company quoted by Reuters. The Hillary step is located in the ‘death zone’, the region between the South Col at 8,000 meters (26.250 feet) and the top, where the natural oxygen levels are too low to sustain human life. “Attempts are underway to bring his body to the base camp. The cause of his death will only be known after post -mortem after mortem,” Bhandari said. Philipp II Santiago, 45, of the Philippines, died late Wednesday in the South Col while succeeding, according to Himal Gautam, an official of the Department of Tourism. Santiago was tired when he reached the fourth high camp and died while resting in his tent, Gautam added. Santiago and Ghose were both members of an international expedition organized by Bhandari. Nepal issued 459 permits to climb Everest during the current season ending in May. Nearly 100 climbers and their guides have already reached the top this week. At least 345 people have died in Everest in more than 100 years since it was known that the expeditions began, according to the Himalayan database and officials of the hike. (With input of Reuters)