Four Picnickers Rescued After 11-Hour Operation in MP's Khandwa

Four picnickers were stranded on an island at the confluence of two rivers due to a sudden rise in water level in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district and were rescued early on Friday after an 11-hour operation, officials said.

The four had gone for a picnic in the Handikundi area, where the Sukta and Avana rivers meet, about 20 kilometres from the district headquarters, on Thursday, the officials said.

According to officials, the water level of the rivers suddenly rose



due to heavy rains, leaving the group comprising Huzefa Hamid (40), Mayank alias Gopal (16), Ali Asgar (35), and Ayush (18) stranded on an island. 

After receiving information from the police control room at around 6.15 pm on Thursday, a State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF) team arrived at the scene and launched a rescue operation.

All four were safely rescued at around 4.45 am on Friday, after an operation lasting nearly 11 hours, they added.