Two S Korean mountaineers missing in Himalayas

SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Two South Korean climbers are missing on their way to an Annapurna peak in the Himalayas, the South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday.

The two are Min Joon-yeong and Park Jong-seong, both of whom from North Chungcheong Province in central South Korea.

Min and Park have lost contact with their base camp since Friday morning before climbing toward the 6,440-meter-high Hiunchuli peak, Yonhap reported. The climbers were supposed to contact the camp twice a day, it added.

A rescue team conducted a search operation by using a helicopter, but did not find them because of thick fog.

The two climbers are believed to have been missing at an altitude of about 5,400 meters, Yonhap said.