SURAT: Muck saved the day for a woman who jumped off from Makkaipul bridge early on Tuesday morning to end her life, but only landed in waist-deep trouble!
The 34-year-old woman, a resident of Limbayat, was in a hurry to end it all, but fate had oher plans. While she failed to check for water under the bridge before she jumped in, she neatly landed in muck and had to be hauled to safety by people living in the slums under the bridge.
Meanwhile, a commotion also ensued on the bridge as commuters who witnessed the woman jumping off, gathered there. One of the passers-by informed the fire department and the police control room about the incident.
Fire officials said that a team from Muglisara fire station was sent to bring the woman out. But by the time they reached the spot, the woman had been brought out by the locals, who also helped her clean the muck.
Later, cops from Rander police station took the woman to the police station for counselling. “The woman has not revealed the reason for attempting to end her life, but we have called her family members and counselled them as well,” said a police official. Cops said that the woman did not receive any injury.
Much of the Tapi river’s banks are covered with muck as it has been dammed by the causeway. It is only when the water is released from Ukai dam and the causeway too overflows that the river flows in full spate in the city.
