Indo-Tibetan Border Police and National Disaster Response Force personnel conducted an urgent rescue operation after a cable car accident near Trikut in Deoghar, Jharkhand.
22 of the people trapped in mid-air in a row of ropeway cable cars for around 24 hours following the accident were rescued on Monday while one person has died, officials said.
The accident was caused by the collision of two cable cars.
Please click on the images for glimpses of the rescue operation.
IMAGE: ITBP and NDRF personnel carry out a rescue operation at the accident site.
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IMAGE: An Indian Air Force MI-17 helicopter takes part in the rescue operation.
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IMAGE: One of those trapped in the cable car is rescued.
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IMAGE: The evacuee is carefully lowered to the ground.
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IMAGE: A child rescued from the cable car.
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IMAGE: Paramilitary personnel carries the rescued child.
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IMAGE: A woman rescued by the paramilitary personnel.
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IMAGE: A paramilitary personnel carries a child rescued during the operation.
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