Kerala trekker stuck in niche on hill in Malampuzha rescued by Army

Wednesday, 9 February 2022newsdesk

A trekker who was trapped in a niche on a hill in Malampuzha in Palakkad district of Kerala was rescued by the Army on Wednesday.

New Delhi, 09 February 2022

As per news report of The Indian Express, a member of the Army rescue team reached the spot where Cherattil Babu, 23, had been trapped for more than 40 hours and gave him food and water. With the help of a safety rope, Babu is being taken to the top of Kurumbachi hill in Malampuzha, from where efforts are on to possibly airlift him to the base. Teams comprising mountaineering experts of the Southern Command of the Indian Army had reached Malampuzha late Tuesday night to plan the operation.

Source - The Indian Express