23-year-old Babu, a trekker was rescued after being stranded in a cavity on Kurumbachi hill in Kerala’s Palakkad district. He was rescued 45 hours after slipping and falling while trekking the hill on February 7. Army officials were finally able to airlift and rescue him on February 9. Seventy-five persons, including three army units, Air Force personnel, and 20 officials of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were involved in the rescue operation.