IAF rescues 19-year-old student trapped in Karnataka's Nandi Hills
The first-year engineering student, who was identified as Nishank Sharma, fell into the ledge in Brahmagiri Rocks on Nandi Hills early on Sunday.
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Mysore, February 21: Indian Air Force and Chikkaballapur Police rescued a 19-year-old student, who fell 300 feet from a steep cliff onto a rocky ledge in Nandi Hills. The Air Force used a Mi17 helicopter to rescue the student.
"A Mi17 helicopter was promptly launched and after an intense search and with the ground guidance of local police was able to locate the stranded and immobile victim. The terrain being treacherous for a landing, the Flight Gunner of the Mi17 was daringly lowered by winch next to the survivor. The flight gunner helped the survivor to harness and winched up safely. An officer said, “Since there was a thick cloud of fog he slipped. He managed to hold on. He contacted his family and the local police. Since he switched on his geo-location we reached him faster,” a police officer said. “However, it was difficult to reach out to him and given the injuries he had it was not feasible to lift him through the rocks. We then sought the help of the district administration who then contacted the Indian Air Force (IAF)."
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The first-year engineering student, who was identified as Nishank Sharma, fell into the ledge in Brahmagiri Rocks on Nandi Hills early on Sunday.
On the request of Local Admin, @IAF_MCC Mi-17 helicopter rescued a young trekker stuck in Bramhagiri Rocks in Nandi Hills, neat Yelahanka, after slipping & falling 300 ft below.
— PRO Nagpur, Ministry of Defence (@PRODefNgp) February 20, 2022
He was winched up by crew safely & taken to Civil hospital after on borad medical assistance. pic.twitter.com/YtE2lh78g3
PRO Defence said, "The District Collector of Chikballabpur contacted Air Force Station Yelahanka with an SOS message about a young trekker stuck in Bramhagiri Rocks in Nandi Hills after slipping and falling 300 feet below."
"A Mi17 helicopter was promptly launched and after an intense search and with the ground guidance of local police was able to locate the stranded and immobile victim. The terrain being treacherous for a landing, the Flight Gunner of the Mi17 was daringly lowered by winch next to the survivor. The flight gunner helped the survivor to harness and winched up safely.
The Air Force medical assistant on board, attended to the survivor while the helicopter flew him to Air Force Station Yelahanka from where the survivor was taken to the nearest Civil hospital.
Recently, Indian Army rescued a youth who was stuck in a steep gorge in Kerala's Malampuzha mountains.