One drowns, another rescued from Khuga spillway
Source: The Sangai Express
CCpur, January 07 2018:
One man drowned while another was rescued after the two individuals reportedly fell into the Khuga dam spillway at Churachandpur yesterday, at around 1pm.Sources said that people who saw the duo falling into the water raised an alarm following which security forces stationed near the dam along with ADC member CT Lian and Kuki Khanglai Lompi (KKL) and locals rushed to the spot and managed to rescue one of them but the other individual could not be found for about an hour.
The rescued man, identified as Lallunmang Kipgen (20) remained unconscious but after giving first aid he regained consciousness and was rushed to a hospital where he is said to be recovering.
However, his friend, identified as Lalromawi alias Moite Kipgen (24) of Koite village was found dead after two hours of the search.