26-Year-Old Kerala Trekker Died as Fluid Filled Lungs, Says Autopsy Report

BREATHING difficulties claimed the life of a 26-year-old Kerala-based doctor during trekking at Topslip in Ulanthy forest range in Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) near Pollachi on Sunday, revealed the postmortem report on Monday.

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Sources in the Vettaikaranpudur hospital confirmed to TNIE the postmortem of the deceased, Ajzal A Sain, a resident of Thiruvanathapuram, revealed that some fluids were stuck in his lung, resulting in breathing difficulties while climbing in the high-altitude area.

Ajzal was accompanied by his friend Fadil Thayyib Raj (27) and two guides of the Tamil Nadu forest department during the trek through the Topslip-Pandaravarai trekking route.

Forest department sources said Ajzal had complained of dehydration when he returned to Topslip at 4.30 pm after completing the trekking. Subsequently, he was taken to the Vettaikaranpudur Primary Health Centre in the forest department-owned ambulance, where he was declared dead at 5.25 pm on Sunday.