Mountain guide Dawa Sherpa, missing for several days in the Everest region, was rescued and taken to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal,where he is being treated for frostbite, dehydration and thigh problems but is stable and recovering, according to a hospital statement. his family filed a police case against his employer, Himalayan Traverse Company, and a complaint with Nepal's Department of Tourism, alleging negligence in delaying the search .

The 19-hour death zone decision that left Dawa alone

Dawa Sherpa was last seen around May 29 descending the mountain alongside British climber Chris Thrall and a Polish climber identified by local media as Mariusz Chmielewski. according to Thrall's Instagram post, he had to help the Polish climber down because he was in bad shape with frostbites after spending 19 hours in the death zone. thrall explained, 'He had been in death zone for 19 hours and at that point, a decision was made that we needed to descent through the Icefall,' clarifying why he did not go back up to search for Dawa.

Why the ladders were removed on May 29

Authorities had already removed the ladders on the Everest route on May 29, the same day Dawa was last seen descending. the source reports it is not clear why the three men were still on the mountain after the equipment was taken down. the ladders and ropes are typically removed by the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee at the end of the climbing season after all climbers have left,raising questions about whether Dawa's party was supposed to have already descended.

Family's police case against Himalayan Traverse and tourism complaint

Dawa's family has taken legal action against his employer, the Kathmandu-based Himalayan Traverse Company, and filed a complaint at the Department of Tourism,which oversees mountaineering in Nepal. Dawa's nephew, Karma Gelje Sherpa, stated, 'Action needs to be taken by the mountaineering department. It was negligence of the company that resulted in so much delay in starting rescue.' The family had already given up hope and were on the second day of a funeral ritual when the rescue team found Dawa.

Would a foreign climber have been rescued faster?

Karma Gelje Sherpa also voiced a stark disparity: 'If he had been a foreign climber, rescue would definitely have been organized much faster and proompt, but he happened to be an old Nepali.' The rescue was ultimately performed by a team from the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, which happened to spot Dawa while cleaning up the site. Dawa's last known location was Yellow Band above Camp 3, at 7,200 meters (23,622 feet), far above base camp at 5,300 meters (17,388 feet). The source notes that Dawa was among the last climbers on the mountain, and his family's accusations highlight a persistent concern about unequal treatment of local guides on Everest.