Hanamanthappa Koppad was found under 7 metres of snow following an avalanche in Kashmir which killed nine fellow soldiersAn Indian soldier buried by an avalanche for six days in the Himalayan region of Kashmir has been found alive and pulled from the snow,along with the bodies of nine others who died, officials said.
The enormous avalanche hit an Indian army post final Wednesday and trapped the 10 soldiers on the northern close of Siachen glacier, and the highest point along the heavily militarised line of control between India and Pakistan. The army had said after the first day of searching that the chance of finding survivors was “very remote”.
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Source: theguardian.com