KOZHIKODE: A man who saved three kids from drowning in the Vadakara-Mahe canal near Arayakool in Villiappally panchayat, drowned while carrying out the rescue bid on Thursday afternoon. The deceased is Thazhakuni Saheer (41), hailing from Arayakool.
The three rescued kids were around 10-years-old, and Saheer had taught them swimming a few days ago. “The kids were swimming in the shallow waters along the banks. On seeing the children drifting into the middle of the canal, which had a depth of around six metres, Saheer swam to the spot and rescued the kids by pushing them to the banks. But before he could swim to safety, he suddenly sank in the water,” Saheer’s neighbour Nanu Konoth said, adding that Saheer, an expert swimmer, is suspected to have suffered a heart attack while carrying out the rescue. The incident took place at around 4pm
