Man falls off bridge into Amba river, local rescue effort fails
Raigad, Aug. 25 -- A 57-year-old man slipped and fell into the Amba river on Saturday morning, prompting an extensive search operation by police and rescue teams. Before he was swept away, locals at the spot tried to pull him to safety using a rope, and a police constable also dived into the river to save him, but both the rescue attempts failed.
The victim, Anwar Sheikh, a resident of Nagothane Mohalla and a driver by profession, was crossing the old bridge over the river from the Varvatne sidewhen he allegedly lost his balance and fell into the water. The police said he initially fell into an area under the bridge which was only waist deep, and he managed to stand and even inform his family of the incident.
When locals threw in a rope to pull him up, slipped and fell into a deeper area where the current was stronger. Head constable Prakash Hambir even jumped into the river to save Sheikh but instead had to swim back amid the strong currents.
The police and the Sahayadri Vanyajiv Rakshanartha Samajik Sanstha (SVRSS) rescue team have begun combing the downstream stretch of the river with boats. The police said that a missing person's report has been filed, and if he is not traced by Monday, drone surveillance will be deployed....
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