India News | Army Rescues Group of Trekkers, Provides Medical Assistance in J-K's Ganderbal
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Indian Army on Wednesday rescued a group of trekkers at 10,000 ft near Nandkol Lake on the Great Lakes Trek in Ganderbal District and provided medical aid.
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 24 (ANI): The Indian Army on Wednesday rescued a group of trekkers at 10,000 ft near Nandkol Lake on the Great Lakes Trek in Ganderbal District and provided medical aid.
"On a distress call by a group of trekkers at 10,000 ft near Nandkol Lake on the Great Lakes Trek in Ganderbal District, the nearby Assam Rifles camp immediately responded and despatched a rescue team accompanied by a medical assistant," the army said in a release.
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"A 37-years-old Abdul Jabbar hailing from Maldha, West Bengal suffered from Low Oxygen levels at Nand Kol. While the group was getting down to Naranag from Nandkol, the trekker suffered from low oxygen levels," they said.
A group immediately contacted the nearby Assam Rifles Camp for help after that an immediate rescue was launched by the Indian Army.
Indian Army medical team was subsequently reinforced by an ambulance and a team of doctors from Kangan Trauma Hospital.
The teams rushed to the spot and provided medical assistance to the trekker at Naranag, from where, he was further evacuated to Kangan Trauma Hospital, it stated. (ANI)
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