Kerala Teen Goes Missing During Family Trek In Karnataka's Chandradrona Hills

As per reports, a search operation was launched after a class 10 student from Kerala went missing during a family trip to Manikyadhara Falls in the Chandradrona hill range of Chikkamagaluru. The girl was part of a group of around 40 relatives who had travelled from Palakkad to visit the hills, police officials informed. She went missing at around 5.30 pm on Tuesday while at the falls with her family. The family searched for her until about 8 pm before informing the authorities.

After receiving the report, the local police formed teams and launched a search operation in the area and continued combing the hills through the night, police stated. Thermal drones were deployed to locate the girl. A large-scale search in the difficult terrain of the hills, including deep ghat sections and steep slopes, is being conducted to trace the missing teen.

The girl was last seen in a video taken during the trek with a family member. Meanwhile, the disaster management teams joined the operation on Wednesday morning, and the search is ongoing, the officer said.