Eight Forest department officials in Kerala trapped inside deep forest, rescued

A radical of 8 Forest section officials, including 2 women, was stranded for astir 16 hours heavy wrong the Nagarampara wood nether the Munnar wood part successful Idukki. The ordeal began erstwhile an archetypal four-member squad became lost, followed by a 2nd four-member rescue squad that besides became trapped successful the wilderness.

According to officials, the group—comprised of a lawman scope wood officer, a conception wood serviceman (SFO), and six bushed wood officers (BFO)—set retired for a regular patrolling ngo wrong the Nagarampara scope astatine astir 8:00 a.m. connected Tuesday.