British climber rescued from mountainside after being trapped for three days

A British climber has been rescued from a mountainside in India, having been trapped there for three days.

Fay Manners, 37, and American Michelle Dvorak, 31, vanished after trekking up the Chaukhamba mountain in northern India.

There were fears the two experienced mountaineers wouldn’t make it back down after their equipment fell down a gorge, leaving them stranded, The Sun reported.

They sent a distress signal down to their base camp, reports said, before authorities were eventually able to mount a rescue and airlift them from 17,400ft (5,300m) days later.

In a celebratory post on Instagram, Ms Manners shared a photo of her and Ms Dvorak and said: “We are back down and safe.”

The rescue operation began on 4 October and they battled through bad weather and took 80 hours before it was successful, Indian News Agency IANS said.

It was conducted by the Indian Air Force, local disaster response forces, the army, and local administration.

A French climbing party played a key role in rescuing the duo, Explorers Web reported, after they were initially stranded at 6,500m (21,325ft) but the group helped them descend to the altitude where they were eventually airlifted from.

A FCDO spokesperson previously said: “We are supporting the family of a British woman reported missing in India and are in contact with the local authorities.”

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