Doda, Aug. 25 -- A sand-extraction boat was swept downstream by a strong current in the Chenab River after its rope snapped, with one person on board rescued by a State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team, officials said on Monday.

The incident took place near Pul-Doda in the early hours of Monday. The boat drifted downstream, and the person on board was later found stranded in the Chenab River between Malwas and Khileni.

Ghulam Nabi, in-charge of the SDRF water rescue team in Doda, said the team received information about the incident in the early hours.

"We received information in the early morning that a sand-extraction boat had been swept downstream by the strong current near Pul-Doda. A person was on board," he said.

"Upon arriva...