JAMMU: An army jawan who was buried under 25 ft of snow following an avalanche in the Siachen glacier was on Monday miraculously found alive in a critical condition after six days of rescue efforts.
“It was a miraculous rescue, all efforts are being made to evacuate Lance Naik Hanaman Thapa to hospital,” Lt Gen DS Hooda, Norther n Army Commander, told PTI.
He said, “Five bodies have been recovered so far and four have been identified. All other soldiers are regrettably no more with us.”
A junior commissioned officer (JCO) and nine others of the Madras Regiment were buried after their post was hit by the avalanche at an altitude of 19,600 ft close to the Line of Control (LoC), where the temperature was minus 45 degrees Celsius.
Siachen miracle: Jawan found alive after 6 days
Jammu, February 8An Army jawan who was buried under 25 feet of snow following an avalanche in the Siachen glacier was today miraculously found alive in critical condition after six days of rescue efforts.”It was a miraculous rescue, all efforts are being made to evacuate Lance Naik Hanaman Thappa to the RR hospital in the morning,” Lt Gen D S Hooda, Northern Army Commander, told PTI.He said, “Five bodies have been recovered so far and four bodies have been identified. All other soldiers are regrettably no more with us.”He hoped that another miracle continues with Thappa, who hails from Karnataka.A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and nine other ranks of Madras Regiment were buried after their post was hit by the avalanche at the altitude of 19,600 feet close to the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan where the tempreature was minus 45° Celsius. Siachen is the world’s highest active battlefield, contested by India and Pakistan since 1984 when India launched Operation Meghdoot. — Agencies
One Army Jawan found miraculously alive under snow
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