Efforts continue to rescue youth trapped in cave on steep hill
The Hindu
State seeks help of para commandos, Army team
Efforts continued for the second day to rescue a youngster trapped in a cave on a steep hill at Malampuzha near here on Tuesday. The government sought the help of the defence forces after attempts by the police, Fire and Rescue Services, and volunteers failed. Separate teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were making desperate attempts to reach the trapped youngster.
Para commandos of the Air Force were scheduled to reach Malampuzha by Tuesday night after flying to Sulur in Tamil Nadu. An Army team from Bengaluru with expertise in mountaineering was to reach the spot by Wednesday morning.
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