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Uttarakhand: Disaster Response Force Rescues Five Trekkers

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Five trekkers stranded in the forest of the Koti slope in Uttarakhand were rescued by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel late on Monday night.

Dehradun:  Five trekkers stranded in the forest of the Koti slope in Uttarakhand were rescued by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel late on Monday night.

The SDRF team rescued them late at night after an intensive search operation. โ€œThe SDRF was informed by Disaster Control Room (DCR) Dehradun that five people who had gone trekking in Koti Dhulhi-Bhadraraj under Sahaspur Police Station, lost their way somewhere in the forest.

By running an intensive search operation by SDRF Rescue Team and District Police, after hard efforts, five people were found safe late at night,โ€ said SDRF Spokesperson.

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Later, all the trekkers were safely taken to Sahaspur police station.

Earlier in October, 41 trainees and instructors of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering were hit by an avalanche near the Dokrani Bamak glacier when they were returning from high-altitude navigation from Mount Draupadi ka Danda-2 peak (5,670 m).

More than 25 people were died and several were injured after the avalanche hit Draupadi ka Danda mountain peak in Uttarakhand.

Mountaineers from the NIM participating in a training course were trapped in a glacier crevice after the avalanche hit the peak. The team was returning after summiting.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by HW News staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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According to officials, Chief Minister contacted the district administration and instructed proper treatment to be given to the injured. He has also directed an immediate inquiry into how the accident happened, as per officials.

Earlier on October 31, seven pilgrims were killed and five others injured after a speeding SUV hit a group of 32 Warkari (pilgrims) near Sangole town in Maharashtraโ€™s Solapur district on Monday evening.

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According to Solapur Superintendent of Police Shirish Sardespande, โ€œAccident took place around 6.45 pm near Sangola town on Sangola โ€“ Miraj Road near the border area of Solapur district, a group of 32 pilgrims (Warkaris) was on Pilgrimage to lord Vitthal temple in Pandharpur they started their walk from Jatharwadi in Kolhapur district.โ€

The injured persons were rushed to the hospital.

The SUV was being driven by a 75-year-old man who rammed the car into the group walking on the roadside after he lost control.

Police are on the spot and investigating the case.

Police are investigating the matter. Further information is awaited.

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