Rourkela: A young man died while saving his friend from drowning in Tarkara dam under Raghunathpali police limits in Rourkela.According to sources, the two friends Rabindra Sahu and the deceased Managobinda Patra had gone to the dam to take a bath. Rabindra reportedly lost balance and got swept away while bathing.Seeing his friend in danger, Managobinda jumped into the water to rescue him. Though, Managobinda managed to save Rabindra and pushed him towards the shore, he could not get out of the water and drowned.Rabindra failed to trace him after searching him in the water for a long time. Then he informed the police and fire service department.On being informed, the Raghunathpali police and the fire fighters reached the dam and initiate an rescue operation. After an intense search operation, they could not find Managobinda’s body till the Saturday evening. So, they had to stop the operation.On Sunday, they resumed the rescue operation and found the body after two hours of search.
Youth dies while saving friend from drowning in Rourkela
