CANACONA
A 19-year-old youth from Cuncolim was saved from drowning by Sadolxem residents after he jumped into River Talpona from KRC Bridge late Sunday evening.
According to Canacona police, Johnsie Fernandes, 19 was safe and taken to Community Health Centre for checkup after he was rescued by local residents from River Talpona.
Sources informed that some nearby residents (living on river banks) on Sadolxem side saw a man jumping from the KRC Bridge in river Talpona at about 6 pm . Former Poinguinim sarpanch Ditosa Barretto informed her husband and together an alarm was raised alerting other people around, police and fire personnel were informed, and took the help of other people in the vicinity in arranging a canoe, rushed it into the river and brought to safety a young man in his early twenties. Fire personnel and policemen reached soon after, and as the youth was safe and sound, was handed over to the police. Police in turn took the youth in their custody and took him directly to the CHC for medical attention.
When contacted Canacona police informed the youth Johnsie Fernandes is from Demani-Cuncolim is safe and healthy, and taken to Community Health Centre for medical attention if needed.
His family was informed and his brother was coming to take back the youth to his home, informed police.
Police further informed that the youth supposedly not in sound health is believed to have walked on the railway tracks from some unknown location and subsequently jumped from the railway bridge into the river Talpona.
The incident happened at about 6 pm on Sunday, police added.-END
