Two Indians die on Everest after summit

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Tragic news has emerged from Mount Everest where two Indian climbers died after reaching the summit. Arun Kumar Tiwari and Sandeep Are succumbed to difficulties during their descent, highlighting the dangers of high-altitude climbing.

Kathmandu: Two Indian mountaineers who summited Everest have died while descending, an official said on Friday. The climbers have been identified as Arun Kumar Tiwari and Sandeep Are. It appears that Are summited on Wednesday and Tiwari on Thursday around 5.30 pm, said Rishi Bhandari, secretary general of the Expedition Operators Association of Nepal. The guides "worked really hard" but were not able to save them, he told PTI. Are died on Thursday and it is not clear when Tiwari passed away. Further details are awaited.