Overview
- Sharanya GS, found Sunday after vanishing during a Thursday trek, was brought out of dense forest and taken for a medical check.
- Nine search teams drawn from forest, police, Anti-Naxal Force, dog squads and local tribal volunteers used thermal drones to comb steep, foggy terrain.
- Forest staff had recorded her details at a checkpoint and asked her to join a group because of elephant movement, but she became separated and her phone went out of coverage.
- Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to Karnataka’s Siddaramaiah on Sunday urging stronger efforts, and Karnataka added personnel and equipment the same day.
- After rescue, she said she stayed near a stream to keep water handy and tried to stay visible for drones, and rescuers said they followed her shouts to reach her.