Singaporean missing on Everest an experienced climber, says expedition organiser

Singaporean climber Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya at the Mount Everest summit on May 19. He went missing soon after. - PHOTOS: PRAKASH CHANDRA DEVKOTA, CHANGE.ORG

SINGAPORE, May 23 (The Straits Times/ANN): A search and rescue operation involving several teams is under way for a missing Singaporean climber who had reached Mount Everest’s summit, said a Nepal-based expedition organiser.

Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya’s family members have also gone to Nepal to meet the rescue teams, added Prakash Chandra Devkota, the owner of Nepal Guide Treks and Expedition.