Just in: Lance Naik Hanamanthappa passes away. The army hospital says he died at 11.45am.

The only survivor in the Siachen avalanche that killed nine others, Hanamanthappa slipped into deeper coma this morning.


Hanamanthappa was on maximal life support. His kidneys were non-functional and he had been put on dialysis. His pneumonia also worsened and there were indications that the blood clot disorder had reversed.


Hanumanthappa Koppad, who was buried in an avalanche at Siachen Glacier on February 3 and rescued on February 8, deteriorated on Wednesday despite aggressive therapy and supportive care, the Army said.


Officials said his urea and creatine levels were above normal, signalling kidney dysfunction. He has been put on dialysis, they said. Sources also said the oxygen levels in his blood and brain had dipped as compared to Tuesday, when he was first admitted to the capital's Research & Referral Hospital.

He leaves behind his parents, wife and a daughter.