An Indian national died of altitude sickness in Mustang.
According to the District Police Office, Mustang, the deceased has been identified as KVM Patth Sarathi (74) of Tamil Nadu, India.
Sarathi was rushed to the Jomsom Hospital after he experienced respiratory problems while staying at the hotel but breathed his last during the course of treatment, Gopi Krishna Subedi, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Mustang said.
A group of 17 people from India had reached Mustang to offer prayers at Muktinath Temple.
The body has been kept at the Jomsom Hospital.
