Seven children and an adult have all been rescued from a cable car that was dangling about 275 metres above after a cable snapped.
Seven children and an adult were rescued after their cable car became stranded over a remote ravine in Pakistan.
Pakistani rescuers have pulled seven children and one man to safety after their cable car became stranded high over a remote ravine, ending an ordeal lasting more than 15 hours.The high-risk operation in the north of Pakistan was completed in the darkness of night after the cable car snagged early in the morning, leaving it hanging precariously at an angle all day.
Before the helicopter rescue was called off, TV footage showed one child being lifted off the cable car in a harness, swinging side to side, before being lowered to the ground. "All stranded persons were safely evacuated and moved to a safe place... Civil administration and locals also actively came forward to participate in this operation."
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