KOCHI: The 17-year-old girl, who was rushed to Kochi from Idukki on June 1 following a heart attack, passed away on Friday night.
The shifting of Ann Mariya Joy from St John's Hospital in Kattappana, Idukki, to Amrita Hospital in Kochi had hit headlines as the roads were cleared for the ambulance to travel 129 km in just two hours 39 minutes.
The people, police, taxi drivers and others from Idukki to Ernakulam joined hands to facilitate the urgent transportation of the teenager following a Facebook post of the local MLA and Minister for Irrigation Roshy Augustine, urging to clear the way.
A native of Irattayar in Idukki, Ann Mariya was shifted from Amrita Hospital to Caritas Hospital in Kottayam in July, where she breathed her last late on Friday.
Her funeral will be held on Sunday at 2 pm at her native place.