A brief message hammered out to Facebook has lifted a terrible weight of grief from the relatives of two Ottawa women after it was thought they had perished along with as many as 80 others in the deadly avalanche that struck the hiking trails of Nepal. Virginia Schwartz (left) and Jane Van Criekingen have said they are okay as they, like hundreds of other survivors, attempt to get out of the avalanche zone. The message, written by Schwartz, read: “Thank you to everyone for all the kind words and prayers, we are safe. We are trekking out of the avalanche danger zone and heading back down along the circuit. We are now in Manang on the lower side of the pass and hope to be in Pokhara in 3-4 days.” Photo: Facebook Citizen The Hindu
