The Indian Air Force launched a daring rescue mission Monday afternoon after four men were caught in an overflowing river in Jammu and Kashmir. The men were rescued from near an under-construction bridge over the Tawi river, which flows through Jammu. Two of the men rescued sought refuge on a pier attached to one of the under-construction bridge’s pillars. Dramatic visuals from the river side showed the men swimming in the river and climbing on to the pier to save themselves from getting swept away in the flowing river. Reportedly, the men were in the river to fish. However, a sudden increase in the river’s flow due to heavy rains led to the men getting stranded in the river. An Indian Air Force helicopter was immediately pressed into service to rescue the men. The IAF chopper made attempts to rescue the men but was initially unable to do so. Two of the four men somehow managed to swim to the river’s bank and to safety. However, the two other men were unable to reach the bank and instead swam to a pier attached to one of the pillars of bridge being constructed over the Tawi river. Dramatic visuals from the river side showed the men sitting on the pier with water gushing all around them. The men have nowhere to go and an Indian Air Force helicopter soon flies in in order to rescue the stranded men. An Indian Air Force crew member is then seen being lowered on to the pier with the help of a rope. Once on the pier, the crew member attached harnesses to the two men’s bodies and attaches the harnesses to the rope. The IAF crew member is then seen gesturing to the pilot of the helicopter, after which the men are pulled up to safety. The rope is lowered again to pull up the IAF crew member, bringing daring and heroic rescue mission to a successful end.
