India, May 27 -- Two residents of Galegaon village rescued three shepherds who were stranded on an islet in the Ulhas river near Mohili, Kalyan, as water levels rose due to heavy rainfall on Monday.

The sharp rise in water levels led to the formation of a temporary islet and the three shepherds, Deu Mangal Gaykar, 55, Shankar Ghatlya Patil 55, and Savalaram Gopya Waghe 60, who had gone to graze their cattle early in the morning, found themselves surrounded by water for nearly three hours. They managed to guide their cattle and goats to safety, but were unable to return due to the water current.

Local social worker Santosh Shigole called the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) fire brigade team, but the current made a rescue ris...