Rudraprayag, June 11 -- The Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team rescued 5 people who were stranded across the river near Lincholi on June 10 at 10:50 pm, according to a press release from SDRF.

On receiving the information, the SDRF team under the leadership of Sub Inspector Jitendra Singh from Post Lincholi immediately left for the spot with necessary rescue equipment.

On enquiry, the SDRF team found that a total of 6 people, who are residents of Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), were going towards Garudchatti via a shortcut route after visiting Shri Kedarnath ji. While crossing the river near the Rambada area, one of them, Rahul (22), was swept away in the strong current.

On receiving the information, the DDRF Bhimbali team ...