A helicopter search team in the Indian Himalayas has spotted a backpack in the snow on the unnamed peak where eight climbers are believed to have gone missing a week ago
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Uttarakhand District Magistrate Vijay Kumar Jogdande said it was likely the missing team had been caught up in a"huge avalanche." "The chances of survival are almost zero now," Jogdande said. Helicopter teams Sunday saw signs of an avalanche on the peak the group were thought to be on, according to two state officials. On Monday a lone chopper went to recce the area and its crew discovered the backpack at an elevation of about 5,000 meters.
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