Five tourists trapped 120 ft up in sky dining restaurant near Munnar in Kerala; rescue efforts on

Five persons, including 4 tourists, were trapped successful a entity eating edifice astatine Anachal adjacent the Munnar elevation presumption successful Kerala’s Idukki territory connected Friday (November 28, 2025).

According to reports, the incidental occurred astir 1.30 pm. A four-member household from Kannur and a unit person been trapped successful the restaurant.

The diners were hoisted 120 ft supra the crushed to bask the panoramic presumption of Anachal colony successful the elevation station, but owed to a method malfunction successful the crane, they were near stranded. According to the operators, they cannot little it arsenic the crane’s hydraulics person stopped functioning.

Fire and Rescue Services unit from Munnar reached the spot to rescue the tourists.

Idukki District Collector Dineshan Cheruvatt told the media that the trapped tourists would beryllium brought down soon.

According to officials, rescue efforts are ongoing.

Southern Skies Aerodynamics was precocious established successful Anachal, bringing caller opportunities to acquisition the elevation station’s high-altitude escapade tourism.