Viral video shows how ITBP personnel rescued people stuck at 12,000 feet in Uttarakhand

In a video that has gone viral on social media, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police can be seen rescuing locals stranded across an overflowing mountain river in Uttarakhand.

Locals stuck across an overflowing mountain river for hours were saved by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel on Wednesday. The villagers were stuck at an altitude of 12,000 feet near Milam in Uttarakhand. A video of the rescue mission has gone viral on social media. #WATCH | ITBP personnel rescue four locals near Milam, Uttarakhand from an altitude of 12,000 feet. These people were stranded across a mountain river for hours. pic.twitter.com/KZeMRMRKyb The brave officers went beyond their call of duty and saved the four locals who were stranded for over seven hours across the river. In the nail-biting clip, the officers of the 14th Battalion carried out the rescue of locals, which included three men and one woman. They were rescued at around 2pm.