Overview
- The deceased were identified as Layakat Ahmad Deedard, 27, and Ishfaq Ahmad Khatana, 33, residents of Chandoosa in Baramulla district.
- Officials said they slipped off a slippery stretch on January 8 and fell into a nallah while heading toward Anita Post in Upper Gulmarg.
- Army and local teams mounted an overnight search in harsh terrain and recovered both bodies on January 9.
- Authorities completed legal procedures and the bodies were handed over to the families, according to local officials.
- One report said the porters were attached to the Army’s 18 Rashtriya Rifles, highlighting the risks faced by local support staff servicing winter-isolated posts.