Caught on Camera: Thrilling Rescue by SDRF Saves 10 Stranded in Dehradun

Dehradun (Uttarakhand): State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) on Thursday rescued 10 people stranded on an island near Guchu Pani in Dehradun. 

SDRF safely brought them across a fast-flowing river using ropes. 

"We received information from the City Control Room (CCR) that some people had been trapped on an island near Robbers Cave (Guchu Pani), for whose rescue SDRF team is required," SDRF said. 

SDRF Rescues 10 stranded people | Watch 

SDRF rescue team immediately left for the site after receiving information of the incident with necessary rescue equipment.

“Subsequently, the 10 people trapped on the island were brought to a safe place by crossing the river with great difficulty using rope through the strong current of the river,” SDRF said. 

Earlier, intense downpour in Haridwar last week caused severe flooding with rising water levels in the Ganga River leading to vehicles floating and roads being submerged.

Incessant rainfall resulted in the rise of the Ganga River's water level. It also led to the flooding of roads and leaving several vehicles partially or completely submerged.

Local administration has urged residents and visitors to avoid bathing in the river due to the hazardous conditions.