Overview
- G S Sharanya, 36, was found Sunday after losing her way on April 2 while descending Tadiandamol peak in Kodagu, Karnataka.
- Members of the Adiya and Kudiya tribal communities followed faint calls through rugged ground to a secluded spot near a rock and a stream where she had stayed.
- A nine-team search led by the forest department and police used Anti-Naxal Force personnel, dog squads and thermal drones after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reinforced resources following a request from Kerala’s chief minister.
- Officials said she was in good health, and she later described staying calm, drinking from a stream and managing with a 500 ml water bottle and almost no food.
- Dense, trackless forest in the Pattighat Reserve, patchy rain and poor mobile connectivity slowed the search, highlighting why coordinated teams and local guides were crucial.