<p>Four soldiers of 3 Ladakh Scouts died when their patrol party was hit by a massive avalanche in Ladkah region of Jammu and Kashmir, a Defence Spokesman said today.<br /></p>.<p>"Four jawans of 3 Ladakh Scouts were killed when their patrol party was hit by a snow avalanche at the Southern Glacier in Ladkah at 4:30 PM yesterday", Udhampur based Defence Spokesman Col S D Goswami told PTI.<br /><br />Soon after the avalanche, a rescue operation was launched but the lives of four soldiers could not be saved. <br /><br />The bodies of four soldiers were retrieved from the avalanche site and were sent for postmortem at Hundar Hospital, Col Goswami said.<br /><br />The four deceased have been identified as Havaldar Tsewang Nurbu, Havaldar Dorjay Gyaltsan, Rifleman Mohammad Yousuf and Rifleman Jigmaid Chosdup.<br /><br />He said the mortal remains of the soldiers would be handed over to their next of kins after conducting all the medical formalities</p>
<p>Four soldiers of 3 Ladakh Scouts died when their patrol party was hit by a massive avalanche in Ladkah region of Jammu and Kashmir, a Defence Spokesman said today.<br /></p>.<p>"Four jawans of 3 Ladakh Scouts were killed when their patrol party was hit by a snow avalanche at the Southern Glacier in Ladkah at 4:30 PM yesterday", Udhampur based Defence Spokesman Col S D Goswami told PTI.<br /><br />Soon after the avalanche, a rescue operation was launched but the lives of four soldiers could not be saved. <br /><br />The bodies of four soldiers were retrieved from the avalanche site and were sent for postmortem at Hundar Hospital, Col Goswami said.<br /><br />The four deceased have been identified as Havaldar Tsewang Nurbu, Havaldar Dorjay Gyaltsan, Rifleman Mohammad Yousuf and Rifleman Jigmaid Chosdup.<br /><br />He said the mortal remains of the soldiers would be handed over to their next of kins after conducting all the medical formalities</p>