The Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team rescued five pilgrims who were stranded across the river near Lincholi on Tuesday night. On receiving the information, an SDRF team immediately left for the spot with necessary rescue equipment.
The team found that six pilgrims belonging to Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh were going towards Garudchatti via a shortcut route after visiting Kedarnath. While crossing the river near the Rambada area, one of them, Rahul (22), was swept away in the strong current. The SDRF team searched for the youth, but due to extreme darkness and strong currents, he could not be traced. The remaining five people could not cross the river and got stuck there, but the SDRF brought them safely to the main road.
Earlier on Tuesday, the SDRF rescued two tourists stranded near the Chhoti Lincholi glacier point on their way back from Kedarnath. The incident occurred after the pilgrims, returning from their visit to Kedarnath Dham, attempted to take a shortcut and lost their way. The SDRF team received the alert from the Disaster Control Room, Rudraprayag, rushed to the location and found the stranded pilgrims on a rocky hillside along the riverbank.
According to locals, a group of five pilgrims had deviated from the main route in an attempt to descend quickly through an uncharted path along the river. While three of them managed to return safely, Dharamveer (28) and Shaili Singh (27), both residents of Delhi, were trapped on a rocky hill after they could not trace any trail to go further.
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