Mysuru: A group of fire service personnel had a narrow escape as their boat turned turtle after hitting a rock in a rescue operation of a woman who jumped into the water that was being released from Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam. The boat toppled and the rescue personnel landed in strong water currents. All of them, were, however, rescued by the Police and their colleagues from Fire Department in Mandya and Mysuru while a search is on for the woman.
The incident that occurred on July 26 at Balamuri has come to light now. According to fire service personnel, the woman jumped into the water that was being released from the KRS. As the Dam is full to the brim and due to the regular high inflow, the authorities from Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) have been releasing more than 40,000 cusecs of water every day.
