A techie hailing from Delhi and working in Bangalore, had lost all hope of rescue after being trapped in the bushes during a hiking trip at Madhugiri in Tumkur district of Karnataka but a picture of the location, which he sent to his friend via WhatsApp saved his life.

Priyank Sharma, 32 and Gowrav Arora, 35 went for mountain climbing on Sunday. During the ascent, Gowrav got tired and decided to rest whereas, Priyank Sharma continued to climb alone.

According to the police, while coming down, Gowrav lost his balance and fell down about 300 feet on the rocks. He was trapped in the bushes and was unable to move due to severe injuries. He tried to contact Priyank on phone but couldn't due to network coverage problem. It was when Gowrav alerted his friend and sent an aerial view of the city from the location through WhatsApp.

Later, Gowrav was rescued by local police and fire department with the help of picture of the location.

He is now out of danger and now recuperating at a hospital in Bangalore.