A concerted effort by people saved the life of a 17-year-old girl on Thursday even as the police created a green corridor for the ambulance to bring her to Amrita Hospital in Kochi from Kattappana in two-and-a-half hours.
Ann Mariya Joy, a resident of Erattayar near Kattappana, suffered a heart attack while attending prayers at a church around 6.30 a.m. She was immediately rushed to the nearby St. Johns Hospital at Kattappana. However, after administering preliminary treatment, hospital authorities referred her to Amrita Hospital in Kochi for further emergency treatment. What followed was a breathtaking attempt to save the girl.
A request seeking help from the public in arranging a corridor for the ambulance was shared in multiple social media platforms. Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine, who was at a school reopening event at Panickankudy in Idukki at the time, intervened to arrange for an intensive care unit (ICU) ambulance from Kattappana to Kochi.
