A doctor who was in the helicopter climbed down the ladder to help the Captain. He took a stretcher with him. The doctor tied the Captain to the stretcher and Ali and Muthu helped to carry it to the rope ladder. Then the stretcher was slowly lifted into the helicopter on a rope.
The helicopter pilot then said on the loud-hailer, Now you others can came up the latter. Ali and Muthu were on the ground with Mr. Cheong and the doctor.
You go up first, Muthu, said Ali. Then Mr.Cheong can go and then Ill com.
Muthu and Ali untied Mr.Cheong s arms and legs. Muthu started to climb the ladder, but he found it was very hard work. Mr.Cheong was climbing Just behind him and the rope ladder was shaking and twisting under them. He was nearly at the top, and a man in the helicopter was holding out his hand to help him, when suddenly his feet slipped. The man