Indian Army Carries Pregnant Woman In Critical Condition To Hospital Amid Heavy Snowfall | WATCH

In the video, the army and the porters can be seen walking in heavy snow with the pregnant woman on a stretcher. They cover a distance of 6.5 km to reach a PHC centre in Boniyar.

Screenshot from video shared by ANI

New Delhi: The Indian Army conducted an emergency evacuation of a pregnant woman to shift her to the primary health care (PHC) centre in Boniyar from Jammu and Kashmir's Ghaggar Hill village along the Line of Control (LOC), according to ANI. 

In a video that is now going viral, they can be seen walking carrying the woman on a stretcher despite heavy snowfall and treacherous road conditions.

#WATCH | Amid heavy snowfall, Indian Army medical team conducted an emergency evacuation of a pregnant woman from Ghaggar Hill village near LOC and brought her to an ambulance at Salasan in Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir. pic.twitter.com/jAUsnnawDd

— ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2022

According to an Army press release, the Indian Army Post at Ghaggar Hill, a village along LOC in Boniyar Tehsil received a distress call from the locals requesting urgent medical assistance for a pregnant lady who was in critical condition on January 8, at 10:30 am.

The Army medical team was rushed to the location and after an initial assessment of the patient, in view of the critical situation, an emergency evacuation was planned.

Army said that due to heavy snowfall it was difficult to move vehicles from Paro to the village. Thus, taking a quick decision, the Army prepared a stretcher and planned to evacuate the patient till Salasan on a stretcher and shift her to a Public Health Centre (PHC) ambulance there.

"Thereafter, without losing much time, the evacuation team of including Battlefield Nursing Assistants (BFNA) moved from Ghaggar Hill along with porters towards Salasan at 11 am," Army said, ANI reported. 

The porters and the army evacuation team walked 6.5 km safely brought the patient to Salasan & handed over her to the team of paramedics from PHC Boniyar at 1.45 pm.

The family and locals expressed their gratitude to the Army, Civil Administration and PHC Boniyar for their swift collective action and timely assistance.