Dehradun (Uttarakhand): Five persons were stranded in the midstream when there was a sudden rise in water level in the rainfed river at Sahaspur in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand late on Sunday night. The people found themselves trapped and they took refuge on a raised structure of the river. When police and State Disaster Relief Response Force were informed about the situation, they rushed to the spot to carry out a rescue operation. The rescue team had a tough time in evacuating the five persons due to darkness and poor visibility in the area, said sources.
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The SDRF teams from Sahastradhara and Dakpathar were deployed in to carry out the rescue operation. When the team reached the spot they were facing a double challenge--poor visibility due to darkness and the rising water level in the river--but the SDRF team members were successful in rescuing the stranded people. The rescued persons expressed gratitude to the SDRF, the source added.
