India News | Navy Divers Rescue Injured Man from Sea in Odisha's Puri
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. An Indian Navy diving team saved the life of an injured 20-year-old man from the sea near the Niladri beach in Odisha's Puri, an official said on Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 3 (PTI) An Indian Navy diving team saved the life of an injured 20-year-old man from the sea near the Niladri beach in Odisha's Puri, an official said on Tuesday.
The diving team was carrying out a recce of the beach in the morning, when they heard a distress call from a youth, whose knees were fractured after being struck by a rock while swimming, he said.
Two divers rushed for help and rescued him, the Navy official said.
They took him to a nearby naval ambulance point, and then to the Puri hospital for treatment.
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The man has been identified as Pintu Pujari.
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