Tamil Nadu: Teenager stuck in rocks while trekking rescued
On Thursday, Rocky along with two of his friends bunked school and went on a trek to a hill near the Tiruttani Murugan temple.
Chennai: A class 12 student who went on a trek with his friends had a miserable time after his leg got stuck between rocks, leaving him immobile for over four hours in a hill in Tiruttani, 80 km from the city on Thursday.
The student V. Rocky is a resident of Keezhandur village in Tiruvallur district. On Thursday, Rocky along with two of his friends bunked school and went on a trek to a hill near the Tiruttani Murugan temple.
While trudging across the slippery rocks, Rocky lost balance and fell in between two rocks. “His legs got stuck under the rocks. His friends managed to lift off one of the rocks. But, they couldn’t push the other rock away,” N. Baskaran, Station Fire Officer, Tiruttani said.
The incident happened around 11 30 am. After making futile attempts to move the rocks, the other boys climbed down the hill to seek help as there were no other people on the hill except them. Fire personnel said that by the time they received an alert, it was 2.30 pm. “We tied a rope to the rock and pulled it away. Luckily, for the boy, he escaped with a swollen leg and didn’t suffer any fractures,” Baskaran said. The boy was moved to the Government hospital for treatment, police said.