Man Dies Of Oxygen Deficiency During Solo Trip To Ladakh (image@ Pixabay)

Chinmay Sharma, who was travelling from Muzaffarnagar died due to oxygen deficiency during his solo trip to Ladakh. He died in Leh after his health declined rapidly due to the oxygen deficiency, that he faced in the high-altitude region.

Sharma, 27, had informed his family of his condition days earlier. Despite efforts to save him, he died shortly before his parents reached Leh. He is the only child of his parents, and worked at a digital marketing company in Noida. He started his journey on August 22.

Calling his father, Sharma said he is experiencing headache, to which the father advised him to take rest and seek medical attention. Later that day, he called his father again from his hotel and told his parents that he find difficulty in breathing. The father immediately contacted the hotel manager to take his son to the hospital.

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Sharma died while he was under treatment, just hours before his parents could reach him. The parents learned that Sharma died due to the low oxygen level in the high-altitude region. His body was cremated in Muzaffarnagar on Friday.

This low oxygen level in the high-altitude region is known as Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), or altitude sickness. It is a common issue in Leh-Ladakh due to the region’s high elevation. AMS happens when the body has difficulty adapting to the lower oxygen levels found at higher altitudes.

Symptoms may include headaches, nausea, dizziness, and shortness of breath. To reduce the risk, it’s important to acclimatize properly, stay hydrated, avoid excessive physical activity, and seek medical advice on preventive steps.

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The area at which people often feel difficulty in breathing is referred to as ‘Death Zone’. It refers to altitudes above a certain point where the amount of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life for an extended time span. This point is generally tagged as 8,000 m (26,000 ft, less than 356 millibars of atmospheric pressure).