The physique of an Indian nationwide, presumed drowned in Glacier Nationwide Park in Montana, United States, has been discovered after a virtually month-long search by rangers.
Siddhant Patil, a local of Maharashtra who was working in California, was climbing above a gorge on the Avalanche Lake Path on July 6. He fell Avalanche Creek whereas standing on a big rock.
Patil’s pals watched him dive and resurface earlier than being swept into the gorge by the present.
Siddhant’s uncle Pritesh Chaudhari confirmed that US Rangers officers had knowledgeable them concerning the discovery of Siddhant’s physique, information company ANI reported.
“After weeks of looking, Glacier Nationwide Park rangers imagine they’ve recovered the physique of 26-year-old Siddhant from India at the moment. Siddhant fell into Avalanche Creek on July 6, 2024 and drowned,” Glacier Nationwide Park officers stated in an announcement.
Rangers suspected the physique was trapped underwater by submerged obstacles, limiting search efforts, in response to NBC Montana.
“Clothes and gear much like what Siddhant was allegedly carrying on the time of the incident have been additionally recovered. At round 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, a park customer reported seeing a physique in Avalanche Creek beneath the gorge. Rangers instantly started restoration efforts. The Flathead County Coroner is working to substantiate the identification by DNA or dental information,” officers have been quoted as saying by ANI.
The Maharashtra authorities had earlier sought the intervention of Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to induce the US authorities to find Siddhant’s physique.
The search has ended with the invention of Patil’s physique.