AMN /
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited Lance Naik Hanumanthappa at Army Research and Reffaral Hospital in Delhi. Hanumanthappa was miraculously saved six days after an avalanche hit the Siachen glaciers.
He was rushed to the hospital in a critical condition with a weak pulse on Tuesday in an Indian Air Force aircraft. Earlier, Army Chief General Dalbir Singh also visited him at the hospital.
Miracle in Siachen: 6 days after the avalanche, 1 soldier rescued
Later in a tweet, the Prime Minister said, no words are enough to describe the endurance and indomitable spirit of Lance Naik Hanumanthappa.
Mr Modi said, he is an outstanding soldier.
He said, team of doctors are attending to Lance Naik Hanumanthappa and the nation is hopeful and praying for the best. His condition is critical but stable and he is undergoring various tests in the hospital, the army sources said.
Earlier, Mr. Thappa was evacuated to the army’s base camp at Siachen Glacier from where was flown to Delhi in a special air ambulance. He was brought to the Palam technical airport and airlifted to the hospital, the sources said.