India, Aug. 5 -- Six young trekkers from Navi Mumbai were rescued from the hills between Uran and Panvel on Sunday evening after they lost their way and called the emergency helpline for aid. Police traced the group using their mobile phone location and brought them to safety after a two-hour rescue operation.

The trekkers, all aged between 18 and 20 years, had begun their trek around 3pm from the Ransai Khair Kuti area in Uran and reached a hill near Kale village in Panvel. However, as darkness set in, they were unable to locate the descent route and dialled 112 for assistance.

The trekkers have been identified as Ayush Sandeep Gupta, 20 of Kalamboli, Vedant Kiran Divekar, 18 of Kalamboli, Vedant Nitin Naik, 19, of Roadpali, Aditya Jai...