Babu tried to escape; struggled without water, reveals mother

Palakkad: Rasheeda, the mother of Babu, the youth who got stuck in a crevice on the steep hills of Cheradu in Malampuzha, revealed that her son had narrated the entire incident. She revealed that he was trying to escape by himself even before the rescue operation started. 

"On the way up and down, he slipped and fell into the crevice. The high temperature in the crevice was unbearable. Babu moved to another spot due to this," she said. 

Babu, who was stranded for 45 hours without water or food, has almost recovered. He was undergoing treatment at the ICU. But he is in a stable condition now, the district hospital officials said. 

"He has talked to us in his usual way. He slipped after stepping on a rock on the way back from the top. Babu and his friends went there just casually. Some people usually go to the temple on the hills. The children who were with him said they were thirsty for water halfway through. Hence, he sent them back and continued his hike. However, he took an easy way while descending the hills, which caused all the problems." said his mother.

The climate was severe. It was very difficult to manage without consuming water. However, I become more hopeful after seeing the helicopter. He had only eaten parotta in the afternoon before the trekking," she told Mathrubhumi News.