Gulmarg, Feb 20: The Ski Patrol team of the Tourism department today rescued a snowboarder from Himachal Pradesh who had fractured her ankle and had got stuck in the upper reaches of Gulmarg slopes owing to windy weather, an official press release informed.
It said the Ski Patrol team of the Tourism department, which is deployed in the higher reaches of Gulmarg resort for the safety and rescue of skiers, received a radio call from a skier, Amit Kapoor, a pilot by profession, who informed that the lady snowboarder had got stuck near the back entry adjacent to K 3 mid mountain.
Subsequently, a three-member Ski Patrol team comprising Mehrajud Din, Muhammad Ashraf and Abdul Ahad went uphill along with a Toboggan and other necessary first-aid, and brought down the injured snowboarder to hospital for further treatment.
