Rudraprayag, June 3 -- Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Tuesday rescued two tourists stranded near the Chhoti Lincholi glacier point on their way back from Kedarnath, said an official statement.

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, led by Sub Inspector Jitendra Singh from Post Lincholi, received the alert from the Disaster Control Room, Rudraprayag, and immediately mobilised to the location.

Upon arrival, the team initiated a search operation and soon located the stranded individuals on a rocky hillside along the riverbank.

According to people at the scene, a group of five pilgrims had deviated from the...