A team of Pakistani climbers and porters retrieved the mountaineers named Imran Junaidi, Usman Khalid and Khurram Shehzad. They had embarked on a journey to summit the Peak in August 2015, but went missing while attempting a push on the right saddle of Sarwali Peak that is also known as Dabbar Peak, in Azad Kashmir’s Neelum District.

It is believed to be one of the few unconquered mountain peaks in the region, with no confirmed ascent till date.

On September 7, 2015, a comprehensive search operation was launched to locate the missing climbers, but to no avail.

“The bodies of all three missing climbers were spotted last month by two trekkers,” Akhtar Ayoub, in-charge of the Azad Kashmir State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) in Neelum district, told Arab News.

“A special rescue team was formed to retrieve the bodies and today, their bodies and remains were retrieved from the advance base camp side.”

Two dozen volunteers, including climbers, rescuers and porters, took part in the mission and brought down the bodies from a height of 16,000 feet, according to the official. The team departed on the mission on Sept. 3 and retrieved the bodies, Saturday, as per the report.

“We found the bodies near the advance base camp at the right saddle of the mountain,” Imran Arif, a member of the recovery team, said, adding that all three had been identified.