BENGALURU, April 5 -- A 36-year-old Kerala techie, who went missing during a trek in the hills of Kodagu in Karnataka on April 2, was rescued on Sunday evening, concluding an extensive search operation that had intensified through the day with additional personnel, drone surveillance and local support.

G.S. Sharanya was located around 5 pm deep within the Pattighat Reserve Forest, near Tadiyandamol, the highest peak in the district. Rescuers spotted her near a rock by a stream, where she had taken shelter to stay visible and maintain access to water.

The search had been concentrated around the reserve forest, a dense, trackless stretch of woodland on the far side of the Tadiyandamol peak, which borders Kerala. The terrain is a sharp con...