URGENT ¥¥¥ First child rescued from dangling Pakistan cable car: rescue officials
An army soldier slings down from helicopter during a rescue mission to recover students stuck in a chairlift in Pashto village of mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on August 22, 2023. Six children and two adults were suspended inside a cable car dangling over a deep valley in Pakistan for several hours on August 22, as a military helicopter hovered nearby. (Photo by Farooq NAEEM / AFP)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Aug 22, 2023 (AFP) – The first of six children and two adults trapped in a cable car all day over a deep Pakistan ravine was rescued on Tuesday evening, officials said.
“The first child has been rescued with a helicopter,” said a statement from the 1122 rescue service.