Gorakhpur: A 25-year-old man who jumped into the Rapti river was rescued by personnel of the 26th Battalion PAC’s flood relief team in Gorakhpur on Sunday morning.Resident of West Champaran district in Bihar, Laddu Manjhi leapt into the river near Ramghat in the GIDA police station area around 9 am. Witnesses said he began drowning in the strong current.PAC’s flood relief team, currently deployed in the area for flood preparedness training and rescue duties, launched an operation using a motorboat. The rescuers reached the drowning man in time and pulled him out safely from the river.Manjhi was given first aid and his condition was reported to be stable. He was later handed over to Nausad outpost police.GIDA SHO Ashwani Pandey said the youth was safe and efforts were underway to contact his family members, who have been informed about the incident.The successful rescue operation was carried out by the PAC flood relief team, including head constable Baldev Prasad, constable Jitendra Kumar, constable Ravi Gautam and other personnel.
