According to initial information, the District Commissioner in Leh requested the Air Force yesterday to evacuate a Ladakhi woman and her child from Phuang Phirste area.
They was reportedly suffering from a medical emergency due to obstructed delivery and their life was in danger, Air Force officials here said.
"This was a remote region without any road connectivity at an elevation of 16,200 feet, far away from civilization," they said.
Personnel of the unit were able to successfully rescue the mother and her baby, the officials said.