{
  "id": 17962191,
  "title": "20,000-rupee jobs, and a love for mountains: A tale of 5 missing friends",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/20-000-rupee-jobs-and-a-love-for-mountains-a-tale-of-5-missing-friends",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-03T12:44:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express - India",
    "slug": "the-indian-express-india",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/uttarakhand-kedartal-avalanche-5-friends-missing-in-mountains-rescue-10948998/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five friends from West Bengal have been missing since October 24, when they embarked on a trek in Uttarakhand's Kedartal. The friends, who are all mountain lovers, work in factories for around Rs 20,000 a month each. Their families were informed on Monday that they are missing, and a search operation has been underway since Tuesday to find them. Two bodies were recovered from the avalanche debris in Kedartal on Tuesday, but their identities have not been established yet. The fifth body was found on Wednesday, bringing the total number of recovered bodies to four. The search operation has been hampered by multiple avalanches along the route, and rescue teams are working to locate the remaining six missing trekkers.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Five friends from West Bengal missing since October 24",
    "Trek in Kedartal, Uttarakhand, for Rs 20,000 monthly jobs",
    "Four bodies recovered, search ongoing for six missing trekkers"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}