Three other pilgrims, including two women, were flown to AIIMS-Rishikesh for treatment.
Rudraprayag/Rishikesh:
Four other pilgrims died in Kedarnath on Wednesday, while three others were flown to AIIMS-Rishikesh for treatment after falling ill.
Rudraprayag Chief Medical Officer BK Shukla said 38 pilgrims on their way to Kedarnath since its opening on May 6 have died due to heart and other health problems.
Pilgrims to Kedarnath who died Wednesday were identified as Rishi Bhadauriya, 65, from Gwalior, Shambhu Dayal Yadav, 66, from Guna in Madhya Pradesh, Kamalnath Bhatt, 60, from Uttar Pradesh and Changdev Janardan Shinde from Kolhapur in Maharashtra.
Meanwhile, three pilgrims, including two women, were flown to AIIMS-Rishikesh for treatment after complaining of shortness of breath.
They have been identified as Munni Devi, 49, from Bhind in Madhya Pradesh, 60-year-old Savitri Devi from Guna and 65-year-old Tara Chand from Nagpur in Maharashtra.
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