The 33 year
old soldier from the 19th Battalion of Madras Regiment, Lance Naik
Hanamanthappa Koppad passes away this morning at the Army’s Research &
Referral hospital in New Delhi. The soldier of Indian Army, of the
19th Battalion of Madras Regiment was rescued alive on Monday after being
buried under 35-feet under snow for six days after a ruinous avalanche had hit
and buried their camp in Siachen on February 3rd.
The
brave-heart was on a ventilator support after he got rescued and admitted in
Army’s Research & Referral hospital on Tuesday due to multi-organ
dysfunction. But his condition steadily deteriorated, as reports say. “Really
sorry to inform everyone that LNk Hanamanthappa is no more. He breathed his
last breath at 11:45 a.m. today,” Army officials said on Thursday.
Lance Naik
Hanamanthappa, who is survived by his wife and two-year-old daughter, belonged
to a farming family in Betadur village, Kundagol taluk, Dharwad district,
Karnataka. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted saying “He leaves us sad and
devastated. RIP Lance Naik Hanamanthappa. The soldier in you remains immortal.
Proud that martyrs like you served India”. Former chief minister of Karnataka,
Jagadish Shettar visited Hanamanthappa’s family and consoled them for their
loss. Meanwhile the bodies of nine other soldiers, which have been recovered
from the avalanche site, are waiting to be airlifted from Siachen. Army
officials said bad weather delayed their movement.
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