Top Indian mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu, who had gone missing on March 24, found dead

NEW DELHI: Malli Mastan Babu, one of India's top mountaineers, who had gone missing after he went on a climb up the high mountains between Argentina and Chile, has been found dead.
Mastan Babu's friend Satyam Bheemarasetti, speaking to Times Now, confirmed the death of the top mountaineer and said his body had been found.
An announcement on Facebook page 'Rescue Malli Mastan Babu' created by his friends and well wishers read "Mountains retained its favourite child.. R.I.P Malli Mastan Babu."
Malli, who was regarded as the fastest " 7 summiteer" in the world, that is, fastest to climb summits in all seven continents, went missing on March 24th.
Helicopter teams from Argentina and Chile were searching the Andes mountains for missing Indian mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu, the government said on Friday.
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According to his sister, Dr Malli Dorasanamma, Malli went with his friends to climb the Ceros mountains. He apparently began his ascent from the Argentina side and was dropped off at the base camp on 24th March. "It appears that from the base camp he set off alone. The rain worsened after he left. He was supposed to return on the 24th, but did not. The area gets a lot of rains and floods."
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In 2006, Babu had famously scaled seven summits of the world in 172 days. Besides being a 2000-2002 IIM pass out, he also has a degree from IIT Kharagpur. He hails from Nellore in Andhra region.