PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD — Pakistani rescuers pulled seven children and one man to safety after their cable car became stranded high over a remote ravine on Tuesday (Aug 22), ending an ordeal lasting more than 15 hours.
The high-risk operation in the north of Pakistan was completed in the darkness of night after the cable car snagged early in the morning, leaving it hanging precariously at an angle all day.
A military helicopter rescue operation was called off as night fell after two children had been pulled to safety. Floodlights were installed and a ground-based rescue continued. "An extremely difficult and complicated operation has been successfully completed by the Pakistan military," the military said in a statement.
"It is a slow and risky operation. One person needs to tie himself with a rope and he will go in a small chairlift and rescue them one by one," said Mr Abdul Nasir Khan, a resident.
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