Rohtas: More than half a dozen people started drowning due to the strong current of the river in Rohtas district of Bihar. Some people had gone to bathe in the waterfall near Tutla Bhavani hill, meanwhile they got caught in the strong current of water. Fortunately, the forest department team took them out of the deep water safely in time.
According to the forest department team, more than half a dozen people were bathing under the waterfall. They were laughing and joking with their friends in the water. Meanwhile, they entered the deep water and started making reels with their mobile phones.
During this time, due to heavy rain on the mountain, the waterfall started flowing fast and the flow of water in the river also increased. People got scared seeing this and started drowning in the strong current of water.
This incident created panic among the people and started screaming for help. This information was immediately given to the forest department team. As soon as the information was received, the forest workers reached the spot with the local police and started the rescue operation.
The forest department team tied strong ropes on both sides of the pillars near the river and started pulling people out with its help. After a few hours of hard work, all the people were safely evacuated from the strong flow of water.
DFO Manish Kumar Verma has advised people to be cautious of such incidents. He said that during monsoon, avoid going into the river and waterfall in heavy rain, as it can be life threatening. He also appealed to the people not to make a reel while bathing in the waterfall.
