Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, the doughty soldier who survived for six days under tonnes of snow at the Siachen Glacier finally lost the battle for life on Thursday at an Army hospital in Delhi. He was described as a miracle soldier after being dug out alive from snow and ice in which he was buried for six days in the inhospitable Siachen glacier. He was rushed to New Delhi in extremely critical condition in an air ambulance and doctors tried their best. But all efforts failed and there was no second miracle; the daring, highly motivated and one who was always ready to stare death in the face, not flinching a bit finally died on Thursday at the Army hospital in Delhi.