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As well as loosing Dolma, the flood has presumably taken another friend. As of writing, Ambir Rai was listed as missing but now presumed dead. He was a trekking Guide working in the area of destruction at the time.
While Ambir is not directly part of the FHC family he is part of the Take On Nepal (TON)* family. He came to TON as a trekking guide and one of the special friends of FHC sponsored him to get his trek-guiding qualifications.
Outside of TON’s trekking season, Ambir would find employment with other trekking businesses and it was while he was on a trek with them that he was caught up in this tragedy and is now missing.
Ambir has a wife and young daughter. Som and Susan immediately set up a fund-raise for his family and quickly surpassed their target.
Som writes on 30 August “Our dear friend and amazing trekking guide, Ambir Rai, has been missing for four days following the devastating floods at the Nepal-China border checkpoint. Ambir was working for a different company at the time of the floods but for the past couple of years we have been so lucky to have him working the trekking seasons with Take on Nepal. He is a part of the Take on Nepal family.
Ambir is a kind, funny, incredibly hardworking, and compassionate person who is adored by so many people.
Right now, everyone is deeply worried about his safety as search and rescue efforts continue, and we are holding onto every last bit of hope for his safe return.
Ambir’s wife, Chhimi, has shared with me her deep sadness and worry, this is an agonising wait for her and their beautiful 6-year-old daughter Ritingma.
Just as Ambir looked after others on the trail, it is our turn to return that support and wrap our arms around his family during this awful time.”
On Friday 4 September Som hand-delivered donated funds to Ambir’s wife Chhimi.
“We are still waiting for news of Ambir and desperately hoping for a miracle.”
* TON is a trekking business owned and managed by Som and his wife Susan.
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