Doc dives into river to save drowning child, both die
TIMES OF INDIA KOCHI 26.11.2024
Bhopal : A doctor dived into a river to save a 13-year-old drowning girl in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli on Sunday, but both sank into a watery grave. Police said the victims — Dr Harish Singh, who worked with Northern Coalfields Hospital, and Prerna — were in a group of 15-16 from five families in Singrauli town who had gone on a picnic on Sunday evening to Gopad riverbank in Langhadol region of Singrauli, 730km from Bhopal and close to the Uttar Pradesh border.
Prerna somehow slipped into a deep part of the river and began drowning. Dr Singh, who was at the bank, and Prerna’s father immediately dived in to rescue her. Family members and other picnickers watched in horror as the trio struggled in the water. They managed to pull out Prerna’s father but couldn’t reach either her or Singh.
The doctor’s valiant act went in vain as they both disappeared under water. Police were alerted and rescue teams began searching for the duo. Dr Singh’s body was found on Sunday night. He was taken to hospital where he was declared dead. Prerna’s body was found Monday morning. “Rescue and search operations for the girl were carried out till late in the night and resumed on Monday. Her body has been handed over to her family. The spot where she drowned was very deep,” Langhadol police station incharge Pushpendra Dhurvey told TOI. TNN
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