Wishesh Magazine March 2016

Desi news
The Lone Survivor
Who Finally Rested His Soul in Peace
Breaveheart Lance Naik
Hanumanthappa
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Three days after he was rescued, being buried
in ice and snow for 6 days in Siachen glacier,
Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad breathed
his last at the army research and Referral (RR)
Hospital in Delhi on Feb 11.
As per the Army statement
he breathed his last at
11.45 am. He had multiple
organ failure. His members
of the family were at the
hospital at the time during
the medical procedures. His
remains were flown to Hubli
in Karnataka. The last rites
were performed at his native
village.
Hanamanthappa was the
lone survivor among ten
troopers buried under an
avalanche on Siachen on
February 3. The bodies
of the other troopers were
recovered on Feb 9.
The primary most health
bulletin issued by the
hospital had said that the
33-year-old’s condition
was deteriorating and he
has not responded to any
medication. It was witnessed
that the pressure was
unsteady below traditional
despite all efforts. During the
treatment on Feb 9, military
statement mentioned that
Hanamanthappa had slipped
into a “deeper state of coma”.
Having survived temperature
of minus 45 degrees Celsius
that too 35 feet under the
thick snow, at around 19,600
feet
on the
world’s
highest battleground,
damages sustained started
surfacing once his blood
circulation improved following
medication. He was kept on
the ventilator support and
was later diagnosed with
respiratory inflammations.
On the day before, a team
of doctors from AIIMS had
visited the military Hospital.
He was placed on dialysis
and his parameters continued
dipping, the military said.
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