Siachen & the Glacier
Six Days Beneath Siachen—and the Nine Men We Must Not Forget
Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad — Six Days Beneath the Ice In February 2016, an avalanche struck an Indian Army post on the Siachen Glacier. Ten soldiers were buried. Six days later, rescuers found Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad alive beneath the snow. He was evacuated in critical condition but died shortly afterward. The extraordinary rescue attracted…