Khammam: A Catastrophe Response Force (DRF) personnel drowned and one more went missing within the flooded Palair rivulet at Suddepalli under Nelakondapalli mandal on Thursday after they entered the swift waters to rescue a fisherman who used to be suspected to please in drowned.
The sufferer used to be identified as Venkatesh of the DRF of the Khammam Municipal Corporation (KMC). His colleague Pradeep is missing, as is Pagadala Ranjit, the man they put of dwelling out to rescue, police said.
The series of events started when fishermen Pagadala Ranjit, Afzal and Arjun of Chennaram village went to the Palair river for fishing early on Tuesday morning. Police said Afzal misplaced his footing and used to be rescued by the assorted two.
In the hassle, nonetheless, Ranjit slipped into the water and used to be washed away. They told the locals who called the local police. Nelakondapalli sub-inspector Sravanthi called the DRF workforce of KMC.
The DRF workforce comprising four individuals — Venkatesh, Praveen, Siva and Vijay — entered the waters to acknowledge for Ranjit. The water of the flooded rivulet carried away Venkatesh and Pradeep.
The police, who took the assist of locals, retrieved the body of Venkatesh. DRF personnel Pradeep and fisherman Ranjit had been missing. The hunt operation used to be hindered by the water flowing at excessive tempo.
Sources said the KMC DRF workforce used to be very poorly geared up. Venkatesh handiest wore a life jacket and it used to be no longer fixed neatly. The jacket washed away within the water. The varied three individuals didn’t delight in a life jacket.
All DRF automobiles are supposed to please in security jackets and helmets, cutters, pumpset, demolition hammer, slab cutter, fire balls, fire scuttle neatly with, ropes and ladder and electric cutters amongst others.
Sub-inspector Sravanthi said, “The DRF workforce didn’t bring any equipment. We are seeking to trace the two missing folk, fisherman Ranjit and DRF member Praveen.”
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