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Siachen survivor put on ventilator, PM and President pray for his recovery

Hanamanthappa is currently comatose and continues to be in shock with low blood pressure, doctors said.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday went to Army's Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi to see Lance Naik Hanumanthappa who was miraculously found alive after remaining buried under huge mass of snow for six days at Siachen Glacier.

"Hanamanthappa is currently comatose and continues to be in shock with low blood pressure," said R R Hospital's first medical bulletin.

The doctors said his condition is extremely critical and is expected to have a
stormy course in the next 24-48 hours.

Read: Miracle at 19,600 feet: Army jawan buried 25 feet under snow in Siachen found alive

"No words are enough to describe the endurance & indomitable spirit of Lance Naik Hanumanthappa. He is an outstanding soldier," Modi tweeted.

"Team of doctors is attending to Lance Naik Hanumanthappa. We are all hoping & praying for the best," he added.

President Pranab Mukherjee too applauded his indomitable spirit. In his message to General Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff, the President said, "I am happy to know that Lance Naik Hanumanthappa has survived the avalanche on Siachen Glacier of February 3, 2016. I applaud his indomitable spirit and ability to endure adverse conditions," the President said.

"Lance Naik Hanumanthappa's will power and courage to fight all odds is truly an example to all others. I join the people of our country in praying for his early and speedy recovery," he added.

Hanumanthappa was flown here from Siachen Glacier this morning in a special air ambulance and admitted to the Research and Referral Hospital.

On recovery, he was found to be conscious but drowsy and disoriented. He was severely dehydrated, hypothermic, hypoxic, hypoglycemic and in shock. He was immediately resuscitated by the doctors at the site, who had been there for the past five days in the hope of a survivor.

Read: Buried 25 feet under snow in Siachen, soldier rescued alive; condition stable

Hanumanthappa, who hails from Karnataka, was found alive on Monday, buried under 25 feet of snow for six days after an avalanche hit his post at the altitude of 19,600 feet close to the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan. The temperature at that altitude was minus 45 degrees Celsius.

The family rejoiced when they came to know that he was alive. “I am very happy, I want to go and see him,” Hanumanthappa's wife said. She along with a relative later visited the village temple to offer their prayers for the well being of the soldier.

His mother Bassava told ANI in Dharwad, Karnataka, that her son came in her dream and told her that he would return.

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The other nine personnel at the post, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and eight other ranks of Madras Regiment, have died, according to Lt Gen D S Hooda, Northern Army Commander. "Five bodies have been recovered so far and four bodies have been identified," he has said.

( Source : Agencies )
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