Two students rescued from Battagram chairlift, operation underway

BATTAGRAM: The rescuers comprising Pakistan Army Aviation officers and Special Service Group (SSG) commandos on Tuesday managed to pull out two of the school students trapped in the chairlift in Battagram.

The Pakistan Army Aviation and SSG teams have decided to continue the chairlift rescue operation from the ground.

GOC SSG has been leading the rescue operation and a last attempt was made to pull out the trapped students and a teacher via helicopter. The rescue operation via helicopter would be more dangerous and risky due to windy weather and darkness.

All arrangements have been made to continue the operation in the nighttime. Moreover, the SSG commandoes provided food, and medicines to the people trapped in the chairlift.