Dehradun, Nov. 4 -- The bodies of two more trekkers from the eight people missing after a massive avalanche on Uttarkashi district's Kedartal trek route on October 29 were recovered on Wednesday, taking the toll to four, officials said.

State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Commandant Arpan Yaduvanshi said, "The search and rescue teams recovered two bodies on Tuesday and another two on Wednesday. The toll has risen to 4. The search for the remaining missing trekkers is underway."

The missing group consisted of five male trekkers from West Bengal, two female trekkers from Uttar Pradesh, and a local guide from Uttarkashi.

Of the four deceased, two have been identified as sisters from Lucknow - Vartika (28), and Deepika Verma (29).

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