PUNE: A 26-year-old techie from Pune,
Siddhant Vitthal Patil
, is feared drowned after he fell into a creek and got washed away into a gorge while hiking with friends on
Avalanche Lake Trail
of
Glacier National Park
in
Montana
, United States, on July 6.
An
Indian Embassy
source in Seattle said 10 rescue professionals and troopers conducted a search and rescue operation over two days with drones and helicopters but could not locate Patil.
External affairs minister S Jaishankar - acting on an appeal from Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis - has sought an update from the embassy.
Patil had walked away from the trail to stand on a large rock, from where he fell into Avalanche Creek. It is unclear if he slipped on a wet portion of the rock or lost balance, the park said in a statement Wednesday.
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