Sambalpur: A woman was rescued after being trapped for around six hours inside an age-old tunnel at Dumuri hills in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Wednesday.
As per sources, the incident happened when the woman, identified as Sujata Meher from Marangabahal village under the jurisdiction of Jujumara police station, had been to Dumuri hills to participate in a puja ceremony on the occasion of Kartika Purnima.
During an attempt to pass through an ancient tunnel on the hill which is considered auspicious in he locality, she got stuck midway due to large stones and intertwined tree roots.
After receiving information, personnel from the Maneswar Fire Station and Jujumara Police rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. After a marathon operation of six hours, the woman was safely pulled out of the tunnel by the rescue team. Her health condition was stated to be stable.
