A lady rescued by Army from Satsar gangabal area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district
A lady rescued by Army from Satsar gangabal area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district
Bilal Ahmad
Press Trust Of Kashmir | Ganderbal : A lady rescue by Army from Satsar area gangabal area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district
Sources told the Press Trust of Kashmir that “On the 30th September at approximately 1400 hours, a 46 year old lady from Gurgaon namely simmi jain who was trekking the seven lakes from Sonmarg complained of breathlessness at Satsar area gangabal.
The trek conducting group, Holiday Moods immediately contacted the Assam Rifles troops deployed at Satsar and requested them for medical assistance. On being examined by the medical representative it was found that the lady’s SPO2 had dropped down to below 60. The lady was immediately administered first aid while the troops contacted their base at Wusan HQ who contacted Pawan Hans and arranged for a helicopter evacuation for the lady at approximately 1730 hours.
Due to the timely assistance provided by the Assam Rifles troops, the life of the lady was saved. The whole trekking group and their family expressed their gratitude towards the security forces.”
On 01 October at approximately another lady, Mrs Simmi Jain, a 53 y/o lady from Gurgaon, who was part of the same trekking group as the former evacuee, also reported of breathlessness and fatigue. On being examined it was found out that her SPO2 levels had dropped to 52 while her BP was 100/60. The lady was immediately provided oxygen and shelter by the Assam Rifles troops at Satsar. Next morning, the lady was evacuated by the troops on foot as the inclement did not permit helicopter evacuation.
The lady was brought down till Trunkhal by 1830h where she was sheltered and provided all necessities.
On the morning of 02 October, at approximately 0830h the troops further evacuated the lady till Naranagh, where she was received by medical representatives of Wussan Battalion HQ. The lady was immediately provided further medical attention and her vitals were monitored.
The lady and her family were thankful to the armed forces for their assistance throughout the evacuation and expressed gratitude for swift action which resulted in saving her life.(PTK).
