Siachen survivor Lance Naik Hanamanthappa extremely critical, now in coma

The army said on Tuesday that an Indian soldier found alive on the Siachen glacier six days after being presumed dead under 35 feet of snow was “extremely critical” and in coma.

After an avalanche on February 3, Lance Naik Hanamanthappa and nine other soldiers were buried deep under the snow. A wall of ice, a kilometer wide and 800 metres high, came crashing down on their post.

After emergency medical treatment, he was flown out by helicopter along with a medical specialist to the Siachen base camp. From there, he was brought to the Thois air base and then to Delhi.

Hanamanthappa was trapped in an air bubble, which saved his life. He is stable and has been brought to the Army Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi.

“He remains extremely critical and is expected to have a stormy course in the next 24-48 hours due to the complications caused by re-warming and establishment of blood flow to the cold parts of the body.”

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