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We took his mobile number and tracked down his last location and sent a team to rescue him. I want thank SDRF and local people for saving my life.” I contacted my family who in turn informed SDRF about me. The team trekked to the possible location and managed to trace him late on Friday,” said Sanjay Gunjyal, inspector general (IG) SDRF.According to Gunjyal, Premchandran started the trek alone from Wan village on June 19 and reached Roopkund after passing through Bedni bugyal on June 20, adding that, “While going back to Wan village from Roopkund, he lost his way on June 21. Dehradun: A 67-year-old trekker from Kerala, who lost his way on a trek between Roopkund and Auli bugyal in Chamoli district and was stranded in the jungles for past two-days, was rescued from a place called Telghani by the State Disaster Response Force ( SDRF ).The trekker, identified as Premchandran, resident of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, had spent one night and two days in the jungle and took shelter in a cave near waterfall after getting lost on Thursday morning while trekking back from Roopkund.“A family member had messaged me on Thursday saying that Premchandran got lost somewhere near Auli bugyal and is sitting in a big rock..