Shaurya Chakra winner rescues 26 in single sortie in Kerala

Navy Captain P Rajkumar, who was awarded Shaurya Chakra on Independence Day this year, on Friday rescued 26 people stuck in Kerala floods during a single sortie in a Sea King 42B helicopter. Commending the officer, the Indian Navy said he carried out the operation "in extremely challenging conditions hovering between trees and in the limits of man and machine."