Israeli hiker who went missing in northern India on June 6 found alive

An Israeli-American hiker who went missing in northern India earlier this month has been found alive, says Magen, an Israeli organization that aided in the extensive search and rescue mission.

Samuel Vengrinovich, a 44-year-old resident of Jaffa, was last seen on Friday, June 6, during a trek to the Triund Ridge, a popular hiking destination in the Himachal Pradesh region.

He was found earlier today, after six days of intensive search operations carried out by the Israeli crew along with Indian and Nepali rescue teams, Magen says in a post on Instagram. He was evacuated from the mountain trail and taken to a local hospital for medical treatment.

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