language] several hours later, another two children were brought down with the help of local zip liners. one of the trapped teachers, aged 20, called a local broadcaster from the cable car. translator: the authority authorities should rescue all of us as soon as possible. the cable broke off! the situation grew dire as light fell, and authorities were forced to pause helicopter rescues. so, a makeshift stretcher was connected to a pulley. soldiers and locals worked together, desperately pulling on the ropes until another student was brought down, and then another. their efforts finally paid off. after more than 14 hours, all eight passengers were brought to safety, a harrowing ordeal for children just trying to go to school. ivan watson, cnn. and ivan watson, our senior international correspondent, joins us now. what a mess. is it clear yet what caused the
it happened at 7am in the morning when kids were going to their schools. a string supporting this lift broke. we re trying our best, and so far, four helicopters made attempts to rescue. now a special unit is coming. local rescue team are already standby here. we are trying, but really don t want to take any chances here. we just wejust had a we just had a statement from pakistan from the army prospect pr waiting. a spokesperson has said that the army have brought in zip line operators and rescuers from a private company in the iran region after, as we reported earlier today, they suspended the helicopter rescues for the day. now they said they had suspended the helicopter rescues due to the weather and the fact that it was dark, now it s evening in pakistan. i lljust read the statement that we got out. it says, these civilians are carrying out the operation now. they are not
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Police aviation division helped rescue two injured hikers in the Adirondack mountains
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Police aviation division helped rescue two injured hikers in the Adirondack mountains