Bengaluru, April 5 A 36-year-old woman who went missing while trekking in the Tadiandamol hills of the Kodagu district four days ago has been found, according to the office of Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre, on Sunday.
Official sources said she is safe and is being brought back.
G S Sharanya had travelled alone from Kerala for the trek and was staying at a private homestay in the Kakkabe village.
She had set out for the high mountain range of the Tadiandamol hills on April 2 with a guide and 15 other trekkers, but went missing that afternoon.
Earlier, the minister had said that additional personnel and drone cameras had been deployed to search for her, following instructions from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to intensify the operation.
As soon as her disappearance was reported, five teams comprising 50 personnel—including police, the anti-Naxal squad, a dog squad, and forest staff—were formed to conduct searches.
With four additional teams of 40 personnel deployed, a total of nine teams were involved in the operation.
The young woman had last contacted the homestay by phone on Thursday, saying that she had lost her way.
The minister had earlier said, "We are conducting the search based on her last phone location. Local tribal people have also rushed to help, and sophisticated thermal drone cameras have been deployed, along with an additional team starting today.”