American and British climbers have been rescued after being stranded for three days on a mountain in India91裸聊视频檚 Himalayan north.

Fay Jane Manners from the United Kingdom and Michelle Theresa Dvorak from the United States were ascending a rocky section of the Chaukhamba-3 peak in India91裸聊视频檚 Uttarakhand state when they got stranded there, said Sandeep Tiwari, a senior administrative officer of Uttarakhand91裸聊视频檚 Chamoli district. The climbers were rescued on Sunday, he said.

The climbers were first reported stranded on Thursday when a rockfall severed their rope, sending their bags 91裸聊视频� along with crucial supplies like food, tent and climbing gear 91裸聊视频� into a gorge. The climbers also lost most of their communication equipment, but managed to send out an emergency message the same day.

91裸聊视频淲e were pulling up my bag and she (Dvorak) had her bag on her. And the rockfall came, cut the rope with the other bag, and it just went down the entire mountain,91裸聊视频� Manners told local reporters on Sunday.

The rescue operation took 80 hours to complete and involved the Indian air force and the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority.

Rajkumar Negi, a spokesperson for India91裸聊视频檚 disaster management agency, said that two Indian Air Force helicopters dispatched on Friday to help with the search were unable to locate the climbers. But on Saturday, a French mountaineering team, which was also attempting to climb the Chaukhamba-3 peak, located the stranded climbers and relayed their coordinates to the rescue authorities.

The Indian air force said in a statement on social platform X that it airlifted the climbers on Sunday 91裸聊视频渇rom 17,400 feet, showcasing remarkable coordination in extreme conditions.91裸聊视频�

Chaukhamba-3 is a mountain peak in the Garhwal Himalaya in northern India.