By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A nail-biting rescue of children dangling hundreds of metres in the air in a cable car in Pakistan this ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSISLAMABAD - A nail-biting rescue of children dangling hundreds of metres in the air in a cable car in Pakistan this week faced unprecedented challenges, with officials fearing the last remaining cable could snap at any moment, rescuers and military officers said.
An air force helicopter tried to approach the cable car for hours, but with strong, gusty winds it was difficult to get close. Fearing that the last cable would snap and with the children getting hungry - two fainted during the ordeal - they decided the rescue would have to continue from the ground. He strung up a simple charpai - a wood and string cot - and tied it to the remaining cable. He pulled himself out towards the cable car but was unable to get close enough.A resident on the other side of the valley, Sahib Khan, 24, who had been provided a harness by rescuers, set out from the right side of the river bank - opposite from the main rescue operations - and managed to bring back one person."We consoled them on the phone.
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