Top Kerala news developments for today
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Key news developments from Kerala on February 9, 2022
An army operation to rescue a hiker trapped in a hollow on the overhang of a steep and barren rock formation in Malampuzha district has transfixed public attention. The youth, Babu, has clung to the narrow ledge hundreds of feet above sea level for the past 45 hours without water or nourishment.
In a Facebook post, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said two army teams were involved in the operation at Cheradu hill. One group is poised to rappel down the cliff face to reach the youth. Another squad planned to ascend the granite formation from below. An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter will join the rescue operation. The NDRF is providing peripheral support.

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