Students who were rescued from a broken cable car dangling high above a valley in Pakistan said Wednesday they repeatedly feared they were about to die during the 16-hour ordeal despite attempts by their parents to reassure them over cellphones.
They also appealed for a school and bridge to be built in their village so they wouldn’t have to ride the cable car in the future. Eight people were pulled from the cable car in a daring rescue Tuesday.
One of the youngest was grabbed by a commando attached to a helicopter by rope, while others were lowered to the ground in