Kerala youth trapped in mountain cleft rescued by Army

Palakkad(Ker):  A trekker trapped in a cleft on a mountain face in Kerala’s Palakkad district for nearly two days was rescued on Wednesday by Army teams, which provided him food and water and then hauled him up to safety.

After the rescue, the Army’s Southern Command tweeted, “#OP_PalakkadIn a daring mission Indian Army Team from #SouthernCommand has rescued the stranded trekker, Mr Babu to safety from the dangerous cliff, across the treacherous rocky mountain face. #WeCare @adgpi “

#OP_Palakkad In a spectacular action, highly qualified Teams of Indian Army have successfully rescued Mr Babu who slipped off a cliff & was stranded in a steep gorge for over 48 hours. The operation was coordinated by #DakshinBharatArea under the aegis of #SouthernCommand @adgpi,” Visuals on news channels showed the youth being helped up the mountain by two Army personnel, who are part of the specialised teams, which arrived here Tuesday night from Bengaluru, by strapping him to one of the rescuers.

The visuals also showed the rescue team, which reached Babu around 9 AM, slowly climbing up by making stops in between to give the youth some rest, before commencing climbing again. The youth was hauled up to safety by 10.08 AM by Army men who successfully completed the rescue effort. (PTI)