Pakistan cable car - as it happened: Helicopter rescue mission as children stuck for 10 hours suspended by single line
22 August 2023, 14:02 | Updated: 22 August 2023, 16:17
Rescuers are struggling to free six children and two adults trapped in a cable car dangling 900ft above a ravine in Pakistan.
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A commando tried to reach the car twice but failed to reach the chair lift - known as a 'dolly' - due to high winds and the precarious nature of the helicopter rescue.
The children on board - aged between 10 and 16 - were travelling to school in Battagram when one of the cables snapped. One boy on board was unconscious for more than two hours.
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