Siachen Survivor Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad Passed Away!

Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, who survived after being buried under an avalanche in Siachen for six days, died in army hospital at 11.45 Thursday. Koppad and nine other soldiers were swept away by an avalanche at the Siachen glacier on February 3, at an altitude of around 20,500 feet. Lance Naik was rescued on Monday from under 35 feet of snow in -45-degrees celsius temperature five days after an avalanche hit an Indian Army post in Siachen an altitude of 19,600 feet.

Siachen Survivor Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad Passed Away!

Hanamanthappa, who hails from Karnataka, was flown to Delhi on Tuesday morning in a special air ambulance and admitted to the hospital.

Koppad was receiving treatment at the Army Research and Referral Hospital by a team of intensivists, neurologist, nephrologist, endocrinologist and surgeons.

He had brain damage including evidence of oxygen deprivation to the brain, pneumonia in both lungs, and multi-organ failure, including damage to both kidneys.

Koppad had also been a yoga instructor to fellow soldiers and his physical fitness probably stood him in good stead during the horrific six days when he was trapped at the glacier.

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