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Five Policemen Rescued from TN Mountain
Five policemen got stuck on a slippery mountain in Tamil Nadu while trying to catch a man with a criminal record.
It was very rainy and the mountain was dangerous to climb.
The fire department and special police teams worked together to rescue the policemen.
They started the rescue at night and finished early in the morning.
The policemen were very wet but not hurt.
They used ropes to climb down the nearly 500 feet high mountain carefully to avoid falling.
Five policemen were trapped on a mountain in Kadayam, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, part of the Western Ghats.
The rescue operation was launched by fire and rescue services personnel along with police commandos.
The operation started at 11 PM on December 4 and concluded around 6 AM on December 5.
The policemen were trapped due to slippery terrain caused by rain, making it difficult for them to descend.
All five policemen were safely rescued and were not injured, though they were fully drenched.
- Who
- Five policemen and rescue teams including fire and rescue services personnel and police commandos
- What
- Rescue operation for five policemen trapped on a mountain
- Where
- Kadayam, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, part of the Western Ghats
- When
- December 4-5, 2023
- Why
- Policemen were trapped due to slippery terrain caused by rain while trying to apprehend a history sheeter
Key facts
- Location
- Kadayam, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu
- Date of Rescue
- December 5, 2023
- Time of Rescue Operation
- 11 PM, December 4 to 6 AM, December 5
- Number of Rescued Policemen
- 5
- Terrain Condition
- Slippery due to rain
- Height of Mountain
- Nearly 500 feet
- Rescue Teams Involved
- Fire and rescue services, police commandos
- Target of Police Operation
- History sheeter Balamurugan
Quotes
District assistant fire officer Pradeep Kumar
An officer in the fire and rescue services department
“They had remained at the spot unable to know how to proceed. All of them were brought down the hill with the help of ropes. It was around 6 am when the last man was safely brought down. We had to tread very cautiously inch by inch to avoid falling down the nearly 500 feet high mountain”
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“We got a call around 10.30 pm on December 4 and commenced our rescue operation at 11 pm. It was a dense forest, and the spot was close to a dam”
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Police official
A spokesperson for the police department
“Following information that five policemen were trapped on the mountain, the fire and rescue services personnel launched a search operation and rescued them in the wee hours of today”
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