COAS meets Russian mountaineer rescued by Pak army
Gukovs food and water supplies had exhausted three days ago
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday visited Russian mountaineer Alexander Gukov at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Rawalpindi.
In a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Guvok was rescued by Pak Army Aviators from 20, 650 feet high Latok Peak in Pakistani Northern Areas this morning through a very challenging Aviation effort.
COAS visited Russian mountaineer Alexander Gukov at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Rawalpindi. Mr Guvok was rescued by Pak Army Aviators from 20650 feet high Latok Peak in Pakistani Northern Areas this morning through a very challenging Aviation effort.@Russia@RT_com pic.twitter.com/owmm9Ua90a
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) July 31, 2018
He had been deserted at a height of 20,650 feet for the past six days before being rescued today.
Gukov’s food and water supplies had exhausted three days ago and the bad weather was making it difficult for helicopters to navigate him, the statement added.
