6 trekkers rescued after losing their way in Uran hills
NAVI MUMBAI, 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.
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 Jairam Rai, 19, of Kharghar, Prasenjeet Kundan Kamble, 18, of Seawoods and Nikhil Harishchandra Jaiswar, 19, of Roadpali.
Head constable Dorge and police constable Bhoye, along with Kale village police patil Santosh More, trekked to the location after tracing the youths' mobile coordinates. All six trekkers were safely brought down the hill during a two-hour operation. htc...
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