Kathmandu , Nepal ( CNN ) On Day Six of Nepal 's tragedy , life triumphed as rescuers pulled an 15-year-old from the rubble of a multistory residential building in one of Kathmandu 's hard-hit neighborhoods . A large crowd erupted in cheers as Pemba Tamang was carried out on a stretcher . He was wearing a New York shirt and a blue neck brace , was blanketed by dust and had the look of a deer in the headlights . His rescuer , Inspector Lakshman Basnet of the Nepalese Armed Police Force , said Tamang was responsive and showed no apparent signs of serious injury . He was given an IV drip and rushed from the Gongapur area to a temporary emergency hospital run by an Israeli aid team . The Nepalese rescuers had been working for five hours to locate Tamang after they heard his voice coming from under the debris . Also Thursday , a U.S. special operations forces team rescued 30 people , including three Americans , by helicopter from an area of Nepal called Bamboo Village , according to the U.S. ambassador to Nepal . The group was trapped in the village and living in a makeshift shelter , Ambassador Peter Bodde said . The families had contacted the U.S. government to let officials know where their relatives were stuck , he said . They had no other way to get out of the area , Bodde said . An American disaster response team was also involved in the rescue of the 15 year old boy . The team was at a nearby damaged bus station when it got word that someone might be alive . Andrew Olvera , the head of the U.S. team , said his men rushed over with search dogs and equipment ranging from breaching tools to sophisticated cameras that can probe under the rubble . He said the operation carried enormous risk , as chunks of the collapsed building hung precariously on rebar . Entire floors of what used to be people 's homes were visible -- ceiling fans and beds still draped with cotton sheets . It was a mountain of loss and sorrow . `` It 's dangerous , but it 's what we do , '' said Olvera , who has a daughter and twin 11-year-old boys . `` It 's risk versus gain . To save a human life , we will risk almost everything . `` The way the building is , it 's definitely a miracle , '' he said . Tamang cried for water in a muffled voice . He had been buried for five days under a building that pancaked . He dodged death because of a motorcycle that shielded him from the pressure of the concrete and steel , according to Basnet . And , Basnet said , he `` survived by good faith . '' Dennis Bautista , who went down to where Tamang was buried to administer medical aid , called the rescue amazing . `` It feels good to be able to help out . I ca n't imagine what he went through , '' Bautista said . `` He is a brave young man . '' Basnet said once he got closer to Tamang , he tried to reassure him that he would be OK. `` I gave him water and talked to him regularly , '' Basnet said . After Tamang was rushed to the hospital , the US Agency for International Development team continued the search . The possibility remained that someone else might have survived , like Tamang . Other search and rescue teams continued to scour through Kathmandu 's rubble Thursday . They are looking for survivors from the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck Saturday , killing at least 6,134 people and wounding almost 14,000 , according to Nepali authorities . Another 72 people were reported dead in India and 25 in China . In Nepal , 19 of the deaths occurred on Mount Everest , where the quake triggered deadly avalanches . Despite the disaster , Nepali authorities plans to reopen routes up the mountain as soon as next week . Teams are clearing paths and and rebuilding ladders , Tourism Ministry spokesman Krishna Sapkota told CNN on Thursday . Officials are encouraging people who have already received permission to climb this season to go ahead with their plans . As the chances dimmed for finding people alive in the wreckage left by the quake across Nepal , Tamang 's rescue boosted hopes for all those who still have loved ones and friends missing . Other people have been saved from under collapsed buildings in previous days , including a 27-year-old man on Tuesday and a 4-month-old boy on Sunday . The Nepali military also released a photo of a dust-caked 11-year-old girl who they said was rescued Wednesday after 90 hours under the rubble . The rescuers , meanwhile , have no intention of giving up looking for more . The 2010 earthquake in Haiti , Olvera said , revised the benchmark for what was thought possible for survival . A man there was miraculously pulled from the rubble after 27 long days . 360-degree view of earthquake zone . CNN 's Sugam Pokharel contributed to this report .
Death toll rises to more than 6,100 . Pemba Tamang , 15 , shows no apparent signs of serious injury after rescue . U.S. special forces helicopter 30 , including 3 Americans , to safety .