Kerala hiker caught in crevice rescued by Army team
The Hindu
Hiker Babu, who was caught in a crevice since February 7, was hauled up to safety around 10 a.m. by the Army personnel
An Army team on February 9 morning reached out with food and water and finally rescued the hiker who was caught in a crevice on a steep hill at Malampuzha near Palakkad.
The rescue team lifted him with a rope and visuals in news channels showed the rescue team slowly climbing up by making stops in between to give the youth some rest. The youth is to be airlifted by a Coast Guard helicopter soon.
R. Babu, 23, a local man who climbed the 1,000-metre high Cheradu Mala on February 7, had slipped off the rock and fallen into a crevice. Although he suffered minor injuries, he spent nearly two days at a steep opening of the crevice from where he helplessly watched the desperate rescue attempts being made since February 7.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.