IAF has deployed its trusted Mi17 V5 transport and heavy lift chopper for the rescue ops, one of the best helicopters in the world to perform HADR operations.
A woman fell during the rescue operations at Jharkhand’s Deoghar ropeway after her rope broke. She was immediately rushed to the hospital for treatment where she was declared brought dead.
Ten of the 15 tourists who remained trapped mid-air in cable cars connecting the Trikut Hills in Jharkhand's Deoghar district for about 40 hours were rescued by Indian Air Force choppers that resumed rescue operations early on Tuesday morning, officials said.
According to officials, some 50 people have been rescued so far from cable cars which were left dangling mid-air after a malfunction of the ropeway which saw trolley cars colliding on Sunday.
More than 45 people have been rescued from cable cars that were left dangling mid-air after a malfunction of the ropeway resulted in trolley cars colliding on Sunday evening.