Tag: Bravery

Eleven-Year-Old Saves People From Drowning In The Brahmhaputra

Most eleven-year-old boys are busy playing video games, sitting in front of their computers or hanging out with friends, but Kamal Kishore Das is different. The Guwahati boy displayed courage in the face of adversity, when he jumped into a fast-flowing Brahmaputra river, to rescue three people from drowning after their boat capsized. BOAT ACCIDENT Kamal had just dropped his grandmother at the opposite river bank and was returning home along with his mother, aunt, and other passengers. The boat hit a pillar, which collapsed, overturning the boat. Urged by his mother, Kamal swam to safety before realizing his mother […]

Brave Air India Pilots Prevent A Fatality

Some incidents leave you awestruck. One such episode was a recent Air India flight to JFK where the pilots’ calmness and presence of mind prevented a tragedy. Senior commander Rustom Palia and second-in-command, Captain Sushant Singh showed nerves of steel. System failure The flight from Delhi to New York is long.  After fourteen hours in the air, the pilots realized, the system in their nine-year-old Boeing 777-300 was not responding. Weather conditions at JFK were deteriorating fast. Captain Palia informed JFK Air Traffic Control (ATC) about the situation. He said, “We’re really, you know, stuck and there’s no fuel.” Failure […]

The Last Straw: Three brave Navy Heroes Save A Drowning Man In Mumbai

We always get by with a little help from my friends. That’s how we record life incidents. For in today’s ever-changing crossroads, the words ‘mutual’ and ‘concern’ are on the waning phase. But something happened on Sept 9, 2018, that can change our perception of how we look at these words. It was just another regular day on Marine Drive Mumbai and the time was around sundown. The busy urban life was moving on at its usual pace.  People were scurrying around the city on their daily chores as a man was slowly choked to death out of eyes’ reach […]

Not All Superheroes Wear Capes

There is nothing nobler than risking your life to save others. Shane Drossard did that and proves humanity is still alive in this world. Also, he proved that his name is another word for superhuman. Drowning woman Minneapolis native, Shane Drossard, is homeless, and wanders in search of a place to sleep, each night. One night he took shelter under the Washington Avenue Bridge. Around 2 am, as he was falling asleep, he heard a loud splash in the river. He became aware of a woman’s voice. He realized she survived the fall, but was caught in the fast-moving current. […]

A Fisherman Saves Many Lives

It is believed, God sends angels during times of despair. Anupam Baru showed how he is one, by using the presence of mind and a prompt decision, to save many lives from perishing. He is now being hailed as one of the real life heroes in India. Sensing danger The 54-year-old fisherman is a resident of Nandanpur Kerarpara village, 17 km from Jalpaiguri. As per his routine, at 7.30 amBaru went to the Jalpaiguri railway station, from where he left to go fishing. He waited by pillar 20/9 when he noticed something unusual on the railway tracks; a long stretch of […]

Stranger Saves A Cop From Death

Fate steps in when you least expect it, as Officer Carlos Basurto can testify. See how he survived a low speed car flip after he dozed off on the wheel. When the car flipped While driving home from work, San Mateo police officer, Carlos Basurto, met with a near-fatal accident. It is possible, Office Basurto was too exhausted and fell asleep at the wheel. His car, reportedly, went off the road and flipped several times before coming to a halt. When help arrived As a trained police officer Carlos knew the perils of dozing off before the paramedics arrived. He […]

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