Seven friends who had gone trekking at Peb fort in Maharashtra's Raigad district were rescued by police and a local group after they lost their way on Sunday, April 6. The group, including a few girls from Mumbai's Powai area, had gone to the historical site near Neral, about 80 km from the metropolis.
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The police official told the news agency PTI that while passing through a forested patch, the trekkers lost their way and were unable to find their way out for several hours.
One of them managed to contact the police, he added. A team of cops and a local rescue group then tracked them down and guided them to safety.