Kerala trekker trapped on hill for 2 days; watch how Indian Army rescued him
The Indian Army on Wednesday rescued a trekker who got stuck in a fault line of the Koormbachi hillock in Kerala on 7the February.
Following the rescue operation, a clip has come to light showing the trekker, aged 23 kissing an Army official. He was brought to safety from a steep gorge in Malampuzha mountains.
The trekker was trapped in the gorge without food and water for two days. In the video, the trekker is heard thanking the Army personnel who saved his life and cheering, 'Indian Army ki jai'.
#WATCH | Babu, the youth trapped in a steep gorge in Malampuzha mountains in Palakkad Kerala has now been rescued. Teams of the Indian Army had undertaken the rescue operation.
— ANI (@ANI) February 9, 2022
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#WATCH | Babu, the youth trapped in a steep gorge in Malampuzha mountains in Palakkad Kerala extends his thanks to the Indian Army after being rescued. Teams of the Indian Army had undertaken the rescue operation.
— ANI (@ANI) February 9, 2022
(Video source: Indian Army) pic.twitter.com/VzFq6zSaY6
Earlier, Kerala's rescue teams was unsuccessful to lift the trekker to safety even after a 40-hour rescue operation, the Army and Air Force help was sought after that. The man has now being moved to a hillock before being airlifted.
Once the trekker is brought from there, he will be taken to a hospital. Babu, along with three of his friends, had climbed the hillock and while coming down, he slipped and fell into the fault line, on Monday.
After failing to rescue him, his friends ran downhill and alerted the locals and soon came the rescue team, but they too were unsuccessful.
On Tuesday, an Indian Coast Guard's Chetak helicopter made an attempt to rescue the trekker, but, due to harsh weather, was unable to complete the operation.
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First published: 9 February 2022, 15:58 IST
