A Sabarimala pilgrim collapsed and died on the Sathram-Pullumedu traditional forest path to Sabarimala Sannidhanam on Thursday.
According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Krauppu Swami (32) of Dindigul in Tamil Nadu.
According to officials, a 22-member team, including Karuppu Swami, was trekking through the forest path when he collapsed near Zero Point, Sithakulam, around 1.15 p.m. Though the Forest department’s Rapid Response Team (RRT) and a medical team rushed to the spot and provided primary treatment, his life could not be saved. The body was shifted to Government Medical College Hospital, Kottayam, for post-mortem examination.
