Around 250 tourists were rescued from the Affarat area of Gulmarg by the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday, after the tourists were stuck at a height of 13,058 feet during a Gondola ride that stopped due to a technical glitch. They were riding to Gondola Phase II in Affarwat Gulmarg when the incident occurred. Gulmarg police station rescue team with the assistance of the staff of Gondola Car Corporation rescued the stranded tourists in an overnight operation. All the tourists were safely brought back to Gulmarg.
According to the police, while on their return to the Gondola base, the tourists got stuck at Gondola Phase II Affarwat due to technical glitches in the cable car operations.
"On receiving information, police rescue teams of PS Gulmarg led by SHO PS Gulmarg Inspector Irshad Ahmad with the assistance of the staff of Gondola Car Corporation swung into action and after strenuous overnight efforts, they rescued the stranded tourists and brought them back to Gulmarg base safely", the police said, as reported by ANI.
The police further said that the tourists expressed their gratitude towards Baramulla Police for their timely help.
Earlier in May this year, Jammu and Kashmir police rescued a tourist family comprising four children stuck in the Kangdoori area of Gulmarg. According to police, the tourists from Telangana had arrived in Gulmarg recently and had gone for a Gondola ride to Kangdoori in Gulmarg. The family while returning to Gondola phase two lost their way and got stuck in Kangdoori area, the police added.
"Police rescue teams of Gulmarg police station led by Station House Officer Inspector Irshad with the assistance of ATVs and Pony Walas were formed who followed around the Kangdoori area and finally reached the location of the tourist family and rescued them from the area and brought them back to Gulmarg safely," the police had said in a statement, according to ANI.