A 36-year-old woman from Kerala who went missing while trekking in Karnataka's Tadiandamol Hills has been found safe. Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said nine teams conducted a round-the-clock search operation to locate the young woman.
She is healthy and officials have been instructed to ensure she safely reaches her home in Kerala.
G S Sharanya had travelled alone from Kerala for the trek and was staying at a private homestay in Kakkabe village.
She had set out for the high mountain range of Tadiandamol hills on April 2 with a guide and 15 other trekkers, but went missing that afternoon.
The search operation involved 40 additional forest personnel, support from the Police Department, Anti-Naxal Squad, and Forest Department, and assistance from local tribal people.
Sophisticated thermal drone cameras were also used in the operation.
