Kerala Man Trapped On Hill For 2 Days, Army, Air Force In Huge Rescue Op
NDTV
Several attempts, including one by a Coast Guard helicopter, have already been made to rescue R Babu, who is trapped on the hill side between rocks in the searing heat.
A young man, in his 20s, has been trapped on a hill between rocks in Malampuzha area of Palakkad in Kerala since Monday with rescuers unable to reach him or provide him with food or water. Efforts are in full swing to rescue the youth trapped in #Malampuzha Cherat hill. There are currently two units of the @adgpi at the scene. Army members were able to talk to him. The rescue operation will be intensified today. @IAF_MCC helicopter is ready to be deployed.
Videos showed R Babu, wearing a T-shirt and shorts, in a fetal position, precariously balancing himself in a small crack.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan tweeted this morning saying that an Army rescue team was able to talk to the man.
"Efforts are in full swing to rescue the youth trapped in #Malampuzha Cherat hill. There are currently two units of the @adgpi at the scene. Army members were able to talk to him. The rescue operation will be intensified today. @IAF_MCC helicopter is ready to be deployed," Mr Vijayan tweeted.
