A 37-year-old woman and a 12-year-old girl were rescued after falling into a gorge at Tiger Point in Lonavala on Sunday, with local shopkeepers using ropes to bring them out before they were taken to hospital by ambulance.
Sunil Gaikwad of the Shivdurg Rescue Team, Lonavala, said the team received a call around noon informing them that the two had fallen into the gorge. He said he immediately informed the Lonavala Rural Police and alerted an ambulance while the rescue team assembled equipment.
“While our team was gathering rescue equipment, we received another call saying that the two could be heard shouting for help. We immediately left for the spot,” Gaikwad said.
According to Gaikwad, the ambulance had reached the location by the time the rescue team arrived. Local shopkeepers had used ropes to pull the woman and the girl to safety, after which both were shifted to a hospital by ambulance.
“Our team had reached the location, but the local people’s timely assistance helped save the lives of both of them,” Gaikwad said.
The rescue operation involved members of the Shivdurg Rescue Team, including Sagar Kumbhar, Sagar Dalvi, Kapil Dalvi, Siddhesh Kute, Aniket Ghardale, Aniket Ambekar, Ayush Vartak, Karan Ware, Yogesh Umbare, Aditi Gaikwad, Ganesh Bhangare, Pranay Ambure, Samarth Gambhir, Mahadev Bhawar, Pintu Mankar, Prabhakar Bhalerao, Manohar Dhakole and Sunil Gaikwad.
The Lonavala Rural Police are further investigating the incident. No further details about the circumstances of the fall or the condition of the woman and girl were provided in the report.
