After walking from Namdo to Dunai for about 36 hours, they had to be rescued after their feet became numb with snow and extreme cold.
Five people trapped in the snow in Upper Dolpa have been rescued by a police helicopter. On Friday, they were rescued by a Nepal Army helicopter from Dho in Dolpobudwa Rural Municipality.
The rescued policemen include Assistant Inspector Devdutt Pandey, Senior Constable Maniraj Joshi, Constable Janak Bahadur Karki, Private Nawaraj Bhatta and Narendra Bhatta.
All five rescued men were working at the temporary police post in Shey-Phoksundo Rural Municipality-1, Nijalagumba. All five of them were deployed to Upper Dolpa last April to ensure the peace and security of the citizens.
They walked from Namdo to Dunai via Dho for about 36 hours and were unable to walk due to snow and extreme cold, said DSP Ruk Bahadur Khadka of District Police Dolpa.
All of them have swollen hands, feet and faces due to snow. The five were brought to the district headquarters, Dunai, by helicopter and after a general check-up, were taken to Surkhet for further treatment.
After the thick snow in the Nijalagumba area became unbearable, the five were instructed to return to the District Police Office, Dunai. The five were rescued by helicopter after the snow threatened their lives while returning to Dunai.
Central Police Spokesperson DIG Abhinarayan Kafle informed that if a police employee faces any problem while performing his duty, he will be rescued from the police headquarters.
