Archive · 29 Nov 2025
Tourists Rescued After Crane Malfunction at Kerala Sky Dining
In Kerala, India, a family of four, including two kids, and a restaurant worker got stuck high up in the air in a special dining place called a sky-dining restaurant.
The crane that was holding the dining place up broke, so they were stuck about 150 feet high for more than two hours.
Fire and rescue teams came to help and safely brought everyone down.
The family was visiting from another city in Kerala.
The restaurant is part of an adventure tourism program in the hills.
The crane had a problem with its hydraulics, which is what makes it move.
The workers at the restaurant were trained to handle such situations, so they stayed calm.
The restaurant management did not call for help, but local people told the authorities about the problem.
Four tourists and a staff member were stranded 150 feet high in a sky-dining restaurant in Anachal, Idukki, Kerala due to a crane malfunction.
The group, including two children, was stuck for over two hours before rescue teams arrived around 4 pm.
Rescue personnel climbed ropes to reach the stranded individuals and brought them down safely by 4.30 pm.
The restaurant management did not seek assistance from authorities; locals alerted the police and fire services.
The crane's hydraulic system malfunctioned, causing the dining structure to be suspended mid-air.
- Who
- Four tourists (including two children) and a restaurant staff member
- What
- Crane malfunction stranded them in a sky-dining restaurant
- When
- Friday, around 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm
- Where
- Anachal, Idukki, Kerala
- Why
- Hydraulic failure in the crane lifting the dining structure
- Location
- Anachal, Idukki, Kerala
- Number of Tourists
- 4 (including 2 children)
- Height Stranded
- 150 feet
- Duration Stranded
- Over 2 hours
- Rescue Time
- Around 4 pm
- Crane Issue
- Hydraulic malfunction
- Tourists' Origin
- Kozhikode
Sources
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