Updated January 17th, 2020 at 08:50 IST
Army patrol walks 2km to rescue 75-year-old, carry him to health centre
In another brave operation, the Indian Army walked 2kms to rescue 75-year-old Ghulam Nabi Ghani who was stuck during heavy snowfall in Lalpora, Kupwara in J-K
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In another brave operation, the Indian Army walked 2kms to rescue 75-year-old Ghulam Nabi Ghani who was stuck during heavy snowfall in Lalpora, Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir. The stranded man was in a severe state when he was found by the army due to prolonged exposure to the biting cold.
The Army patrol walked 2kms to rescue the man and carried him all the way back to the Primary Health Centre (PHC). The Chinar Corps twitter page tweeted a video of their rescue operation in which the army jawans can be seen carrying the old man through heavy snowfall, wading through knee-deep snow.
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#HumsayaHainHum 🇮🇳
— Chinar Corps - Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA)
75 yr old Ghulam Nabi Ghani, Lalpora, Kupwara got critical during heavy snowfall on 14 Jan. Army patrol walked 2km in snow to reach him and carried him to PHC. We wish him speedy recovery. #AwamArmyConnect@adgpi @NorthernComd_IA @easterncomd @Whiteknight_IA pic.twitter.com/ojavzbyCoD
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Officials said that the two civilians, Tariq Iqbal and Zahoor Ahmed Khan, both residents of Lacchipura village, were on the road from Lachhipura to Bijhama village at around 07:30 am on Tuesday when a snow slide hit them.
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Published January 17th, 2020 at 08:50 IST