Program Officer Dies of High Altitude Sickness While Working in Taplejung

Taplejung. Chandra Jang Hamal, a program officer working for the Samriddha Pahad organization, has died due to high altitude sickness. The District Police Office stated that Hamal, 33, from Kankasundari Rural Municipality in Jumla, died from altitude sickness while on duty in the Lona area of Phaktanglung Rural Municipality-6, Taplejung.

According to Police Inspector and Information Officer of the District Police Office, Jatashankar Yadav, Hamal was working as a program officer for the Samriddha Pahad organization and was also involved with the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area Project. He informed that Hamal fell ill due to high altitude sickness on Saturday morning while visiting the high Himalayan region for work, and subsequently died in the same area. 

Police Inspector Yadav mentioned that Hamal's body was airlifted to Kathmandu via an Everest Air helicopter to complete necessary legal procedures, including post-mortem examination.