Chamoli police rescued a 65 –year-old tourist Santosh Kumar Nanda from Orissa on Thursday while he had lost his way on his way to Rudranath. local police was informed on May 18 that Nanda had gone missing while on the pilgrimage. It was also reported that he might have lost his way due to his failing health.
Acting on information, a team led by Gopeshwar police station in-charge Kavindra Sharma started the search. The team members covered around 10 kilometers on the hills to reach the place where the ailing tourist was found. Nanda informed that his Blood Pressure (BP) was high.
Police provided him with first medical aids at Gopeshwar primary health centre.