A 19-year-old student, who fell 300 ft from a steep cliff onto a rocky ledge at Nandi Hills was rescued with the help of an Indian Air Force helicopter on Sunday.
The rescue operation was conducted jointly by the Chickballapur police and the Indian Air Force. Though he was trapped and unable to move, the young man had the presence of mind to contact the police and his family in Delhi informing them about his predicament.
Early Sunday morning, Nishank Sharma – a first year computer science engineering student from PES University in Bengaluru – rode to Nandi Hills, a popular weekend destination on his bike. According to the police, he had planned to go on a hike before returning home.
