<p dir="ltr">In Chhindwara's Belkhedi village, two girls ventured into the Pench river to click a selfie. They perched on a rock in the middle of the river. However, when the flow of the river became aggressive, they were left stranded. The incident took place on Thursday. </p>.<p>A group of girls had left for a small picnic, when two of them ventured on their own. </p>.<p>Due to the monsoons, the river became unpredictable and the girls were stuck on the rock for over an hour. </p>.<p>Thankfully, the friends these girls came with, alerted both the police and the local panchayat. </p>.<p>Police officers went into the river and rescued the girls. They were then sent to a hospital. </p>.<p>"A few girls came to this mountain river Pench, out of which 2 of them went inside to take a selfie. During that time because of rains, the river flow suddenly increased. They stood there for around 1 hour and showed courage. As soon as we were informed, we rescued them. Everyone is safe. They have been sent to a hospital as they were scared,” <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/accidents-and-disasters/chhindwara-police-and-locals-rescue-2-girls-stuck-in-river-who-went-in.html&source=gmail&ust=1595682590647000&usg=AFQjCNF6mnyahPFGWGR0tI1qlGQesmfjDQ" href="https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/accidents-and-disasters/chhindwara-police-and-locals-rescue-2-girls-stuck-in-river-who-went-in.html" target="_blank">said</a> a local police officer. </p>.<p>Watch the video of the girls being rescued <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/fpjindia/status/1286539278286114816&source=gmail&ust=1595682590647000&usg=AFQjCNE--OHS9ItWGMyF3Sb5jOWrnzDaCA" href="https://twitter.com/fpjindia/status/1286539278286114816" target="_blank">here</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">In Chhindwara's Belkhedi village, two girls ventured into the Pench river to click a selfie. They perched on a rock in the middle of the river. However, when the flow of the river became aggressive, they were left stranded. The incident took place on Thursday. </p>.<p>A group of girls had left for a small picnic, when two of them ventured on their own. </p>.<p>Due to the monsoons, the river became unpredictable and the girls were stuck on the rock for over an hour. </p>.<p>Thankfully, the friends these girls came with, alerted both the police and the local panchayat. </p>.<p>Police officers went into the river and rescued the girls. They were then sent to a hospital. </p>.<p>"A few girls came to this mountain river Pench, out of which 2 of them went inside to take a selfie. During that time because of rains, the river flow suddenly increased. They stood there for around 1 hour and showed courage. As soon as we were informed, we rescued them. Everyone is safe. They have been sent to a hospital as they were scared,” <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/accidents-and-disasters/chhindwara-police-and-locals-rescue-2-girls-stuck-in-river-who-went-in.html&source=gmail&ust=1595682590647000&usg=AFQjCNF6mnyahPFGWGR0tI1qlGQesmfjDQ" href="https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/accidents-and-disasters/chhindwara-police-and-locals-rescue-2-girls-stuck-in-river-who-went-in.html" target="_blank">said</a> a local police officer. </p>.<p>Watch the video of the girls being rescued <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/fpjindia/status/1286539278286114816&source=gmail&ust=1595682590647000&usg=AFQjCNE--OHS9ItWGMyF3Sb5jOWrnzDaCA" href="https://twitter.com/fpjindia/status/1286539278286114816" target="_blank">here</a></p>