Two trekkers from Uttar Pradesh who were stranded for over 48 hours during an expedition in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand have been rescued by a team of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), a senior officer said on May 18.
Vishal Gangwar (28) and Santosh Kumar (30) started their trek to Khaliya Top in the district on Sunday (May 15).
The duo got stranded near Birthi fall in Munsiyari, away from the seven-km-long trekking route, and somehow managed to call for help from their phone, an ITBP spokesperson said.