Drowning girls saved at at Bamon Kampu Mayai Leikai
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 01 2012:
Two young girls were saved from drowning in Iril river at Bamon Kampu Mayai Leikai area by three local boys today.
The incident occurred at around 3 pm today when Laishram Babina (13) d/o Sarat of Bamon Kampu Khabam and Koijam Sarita (10) d/o Manglemba of Bamon Kampu Mayai Leikai were bathing in the river.
Seeing the drowning girls, Koijam Thenden (13), Waikhom Priyojit (13) and Thokchom Naopoy (13) jumped into the river and rescued Babina first.
However, they could not see Sarita when they were about to return to save her.
Alarmed by the boys, a local elder, Waikhom Premjit, who was operating a water pump nearby, rushed and rescued Sarita who was found underwater.