A man who was stranded overnight on a rock in the middle of a river was rescued on October 5 in eastern India’s Jharkhand.

The incident took place in Ramjol village. Simdega district.

Footage shows the 45-year-old man marooned on a large rock whilst locals watch on, before being successfully rescued by a lifeboat.

A 15-member National Disaster Response Force team from Ranchi, led by inspector Peter Paul Dungdung headed the rescue, with contributions from Deputy Commissioner Sushant Gaurav, Block Development Officer Yadav Baitha, and Executive Magistrate Renu Bala.

Superintendent Of Police (SP), Shams Tabrez, said that the man went fishing along with three other fishermen from the village at around 6 pm local time on October 4. He was later swept away in a sudden flow of water while the other fishermen managed to swim back to the river bank.

The stranded man has been identified as Wilson Makdi.

A man that was stranded overnight on a rock in the middle of a river in spate was rescued on October 5 in eastern India’s Jharkhand.

The incident took place in Simdega district’s Ramjol village of Bano block.

A video shows the 45-year-old man marooned on a high rock as locals watch on helplessly.

Simdega superintendent of police (SP), Shams Tabrez, said that the man went fishing along with three other fishermen of the village in the river around 6 pm on October 4. He was swept away in a sudden flow of water in the river while the other three fishermen managed to swim back to the river bank.

The stranded man has been identified as Wilson Makdi. A 15-member National Disaster Response Force team from Ranchi, led by inspector Peter Paul Dungdung headed for Bano on October 5.

Contribution of Simdega Deputy Commissioner Sushant Gaurav, Block Development Officer Yadav Baitha, and Simdega Executive Magistrate Renu Bala was indispensable in the rescue.

The man was successfully rescued by making use of a lifeboat.

He was later offered fruits and juice by Bano police station in-charge Prabhat Kumar.