Sailor of Indian Navy goes missing in a bid to save mother and child

[Abingdonboy]

Kochi, Oct 3: A sailor of the Indian Navy today went missing in the waters while trying to rescue a woman who had jumped into the Ernakulam Channel here from a bridge with her six-month-old child. While the woman is under treatment in hospital, the child was declared dead on arrival, a Defence press release said.

The 24-year-old sailor, Vishnu Unni of INS Sharda, saw the woman and child falling into the water while he was passing by the Vikrant Venduruthy Bridge.

Braving strong currents and in total disregard of his personal safety, he successfully put both the woman and the child into a boat of the Cochin Shipyard limited (CSL) which had reached the spot by then.

The sailor, however, was yet to be traced and search and rescue operations by Naval team and Fast Interceptor craft are in progress, the release said.

The sailor is a native of Palakkad in Kerala. The woman and child were taken to a private hospital, where the child was declared dead on arrival, it said.


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[danger007]

Hope he is safe.. I pray for him.. Stupid women.. How can she do this with months old baby...

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

selfless action to protect civilians....doing what a soldier should do

and yes - the woman was foolish....either suicidal or just plain idiotic to the extreme

 

[StormShadow]

Should have saved the child and reached back to safety letting the woman to die. Prayers for the hero.

 

[Astra-2013]

Jako rakhe saiya mar sake na koi
hope sailor will be rescued.

 

[Neptune]

Respect...however it is a mystery whether why not save the child first during his life-cost dedicated sacrifice.

Fair winds and following seas brother. Hope you'll meet your loved ones safely.

Denizlerin sakin, ufkun açık, pruvan neta olsun...

 

[halupridol]

hope the brave is safe

 

[Sankpal]

GOD please Save him...

 

[Abingdonboy]

Respect...however it is a mystery whether why not save the child first during his life-cost dedicated sacrifice

To be fair sir the article isn't clear who he saved first and it really is impossible for us to judge his actions in hindsight. It looks as if he gave up his own life for the sake of two strangers.... to criticise him in any way whatsoever seems rather needless to me.

 

[RKO]

He should have left the woman to die!!!

 

[thesolar65]

Put that stupid woman in jail against murder charge.

 

[Abingdonboy]

He should have left the woman to die!!!

Put that stupid woman in jail against murder charge.

Guys please let's not jump to conclusions. We have no way of knowing the circumstances behind this tragedy nor do we know the mental state of the woman and let's not forget she has lost her child here. Tragic news all around.

 

[thesolar65]

Guys please let's not jump to conclusions. We have no way of knowing the circumstances behind this tragedy nor do we know the mental state of the woman and let's not forget she has lost her child here. Tragic news all around.

It is not this woman that lost her child, another mother has also lost her child!!

 

[Abingdonboy]

It is not this woman that lost her child, another mother has also lost her child!!

Indeed, but two mothers here have lost children as much as it seems like her fault that doesn't change this fact and let's hold of on being overcritical of her.

 

[danger007]

Indeed, but two mothers here have lost children as much as it seems like her fault that doesn't change this fact and let's hold of on being overcritical of her.

She don't have right to take her life let alone the infant.. Whatever the circumstances she faced is not comparable to this sorrow..