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Wife Drowns Trying to Save Blind Husband in Canal
4 Oct
Summary
- A woman drowned while trying to rescue her blind husband.
- The couple drowned in a village canal in Nalanda, India.
- SDRF team recovered the husband's body after a long search.
A devastating incident unfolded in Nalanda, India, on Sunday, resulting in the drowning of a couple in a village canal within the Sherpur area. The couple, identified as Dhanakeshwar Manjhi (55) and his wife Baleshwari Devi (51), were attending a family ritual when tragedy struck.
Dhanakeshwar, who was blind, had gone to bathe in the canal as part of the ceremony. While bathing, he reportedly slipped and began to struggle in the deeper water. Witnessing her husband in peril, Baleshwari immediately jumped into the canal in a desperate attempt to save him.
Tragically, both were overwhelmed by the canal's depth. Local villagers managed to retrieve Baleshwari's body, but Dhanakeshwar remained missing. After a prolonged search, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team successfully recovered his body. The couple is survived by their four sons and two daughters.
