 "Operations by the specialized teams of the Army and the Air Force in progress to search for the bodies of the soldiers hit by an avalanche, in Siachen. Photo: PTI")
An army jawan who was buried under 25 feet of snow following an avalanche in the Siachen glacier was today miraculouly found alive in critical condition after six days of rescue efforts.
"It was a miraculous rescue, all efforts are being made to evacute Lance Naik Hanaman Thappa to the RR hospital in the morning," Lt Gen D S Hooda, Northern Army Commander, said.
He said, "Five bodies have been recovered so far and four bodies have been identified. All other soldiers are regrettably no more with us."
He hoped that another miracle continues with Thappa, who hails form Karnataka.
A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and nine other ranks of Madras Regiment were buried after their post was hit by the avalanche at the altitude of 19,600 feet close to the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan where the tempreature was minus 45 degrees Celsius.
