3 WB tourists rescued from Ganga in Rishikesh
Dehradun, February 17
Three tourists from West Bengal were rescued from the Ganga in Rishikesh after they were stranded on a dry patch in the river, the police said on Monday.
The tourists were stuck there after the water level in the river rose suddenly. The police rescued them with the help of ropes and rafts, said RK Saklani, Muni ki Reti police station in-charge.
When the police team reached near the Poornanand ghat, it noticed three men stranded on a thin patch of dry land in the river, he said. The police personnel wearing life jackets approached them on rafts and brought them back with the help of ropes, he added.
When the tourists waded into the river, the water level was low but when they walked downstream for a while, it rose all of a sudden, causing panic. However, they somehow reached the dry patch of land and raised the alarm, catching the attention of passersby, who informed the police, said Saklani.
The tourists have been identified as Gautam Majumdar and Sushil Haldar from North 24 Parganas and Konand Chakraborty from Jalpaiguri. — PTI
