Ropeway mishap: Rescue over, one more falls off copter

A child being rescued at Trikut Ropeway, in Deoghar. Pic/PTI

All the tourists trapped in cable cars in Jharkhand's Deoghar district have been rescued, while one more person has fallen off a helicopter when she was being winched up, taking the death toll in the incident to three, officials said on Tuesday. Fourteen of the remaining 15 tourists, who were trapped mid-air on a ropeway at Trikut hills for around 40 hours, were rescued by Indian Air Force helicopters, bringing an end to the operations.

"Of the remaining 15 people trapped in cable cars, 14 have been rescued while a woman fell off the chopper during the course of rescue operation," said Additional Director General of Police R K Mallick. The rescue operations have ended after more than 60 people stuck on the ropeway following a collision between cable cars due to a technical snag on Sunday were evacuated with the help of two IAF helicopters. Twelve people were injured.

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