A group of four boys were rescued from the middle of a raging river in central India today (June 10) after an ordeal lasting at least four hours.

The group of friends became stranded on the river in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh when the water level suddenly rose due to heavy rainfall upstream.

Footage showed them clinging together desperately trying not to be washed away.

After four hours of waiting, rescuers from the State Disaster Response Fund reached them by boat and hauled the youngsters to safety.

Four boys got stranded in the middle of a river after the water level rose due to the heavy rainfall in central India's Madhya Pradesh on June 10. The incident took place in Garhakota, located in the Sagar district.

Visuals feature the boys stranded in the middle of the overflowing river. They try to stay afloat while a boat full of rescuers rush to their aid. The saviors use ropes to pull the children and then safely bring them back ashore. Meanwhile, the onlookers gather on the bank to behold the experience.

The children were in the river when a sudden strong current swept them away before they could get out. Following this, they remained stranded for four hours, after which a team associated with the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) rescued the children on a boat. Meanwhile, a diver reached the kids and kept them company.