JOIN USTourists stuck mid-air in cable car in Himachal Pradesh, rescue ops under way
Eleven people were stranded mid-air in a cable car at Parwanoo Timber Trail in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district as rescuers began bringing them to safety one by one, a state disaster management official said on Monday.
Seven of them were rescued within a couple of hours, Parwanoo Deputy Superintendent of Police Pranav Chauhan said. Four of them were still in the cable car.
Earlier, State Disaster Management Director Sudesh Mokhta said eight people were stuck in the timber trail due to some technical snag in the cable car.
#WATCH Cable car trolly with tourists stuck mid-air at Parwanoo Timber Trail, rescue operation underway; tourists safe#HimachalPradesh pic.twitter.com/mqcOqgRGjo
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According to the Solan Superintendent of Police Virendra Sharma, another cable car trolley was deployed to rescue the people.
A National Disaster Response Force team also reached the spot.
#WATCH | Himachal Pradesh: Rescue operation underway at Parwanoo Timber Trail where a cable car trolly with tourists is stuck mid-air. pic.twitter.com/VWR13M8wLV
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The technical team of the Timber Trail operator has been deployed and a police team is monitoring the situation, the SP added.