HYDERABAD: A 35-year-old man was successfully rescued after accidentally falling into a drain while collecting leaves for his goat in Yakutpura area on Wednesday.
The victim, identified as Gouse, was gathering fodder for his goat when he slipped and fell into the nallah (drain) that runs from Yakutpura Station to Chowni. The strong water current in the drain threatened to sweep him away.
AIMIM Corporator Wasayuddin, along with a Hydra team and local residents, immediately responded to the emergency. Risking their own safety, the rescue team worked together to pull Gouse to safety.
A video of the dramatic rescue operation has gone viral on social media, showing rescuers lowering a ladder into the fast-flowing drain to reach the stranded man. The footage clearly demonstrates the dangerous water flow that could have proven fatal had the rescue been delayed.
"The water flow in the nallah was so strong that the man could have been swept away," said an eyewitness who filmed the rescue operation.
The quick thinking and coordinated effort of the corporator, municipal team, and local residents prevented what could have been a tragic accident.
In a separate incident, authorities reported that a man drowned in a canal in Telangana's Sangareddy district, highlighting the ongoing safety concerns around water bodies in the region.
