Baramulla Police on Saturday rescued a foreign tourist namely Oeyvind Aamot of Norway, who arrived in morning at Gulmarg and went for skiing , while on return he lost his track and got stuck in Khar Nallah forests Drung, police said in a statement.
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They said acting upon this, two police rescue teams of police station Gulmarg and Tourism Department were formed who followed two tracks around the forest area and finally reached at the location of the foreign skier and was rescued from the forest area of Drung by the rescue teams and was brought back to Gulmarg safely.
The foreign tourist expressed his gratitude towards Baramulla police for timely help.
Meanwhile, SSP Baramulla Amod Ashok Nagpure has appreciated the rescue teams and announced a cash reward in their favour, the statement added.
