Archive · 3 Sep 2025
Man Airlifted After Boat Capsizes in Saberi River
Imagine a man named Irma was on a boat trip when it suddenly flipped over in a river.
He swam for a while using a tree branch until he found a big rock in the middle of the river to stand on.
He stayed there overnight!
People saw him and told the local officials.
First, some firefighters tried to save him, but the water was too strong.
Finally, a helicopter came and flew him to safety.
They took him to the hospital, and he is doing okay now.
A 45-year-old man was rescued from the Saberi River after his boat capsized.
The man, Irma Sodhi, was stranded for over 20 hours on a rock.
The incident occurred on the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border.
Local officials and the Air Force were involved in the rescue operation.
Sodhi was airlifted to safety and taken to a hospital.
- Who
- Irma Sodhi
- What
- A 45-year-old man was rescued after his boat capsized in the Saberi river.
- When
- Sunday into Monday
- Where
- Saberi River on Odisha-Chhattisgarh border
- Why
- The boat capsized.
- Victim
- Irma Sodhi
- Age
- 45
- Location of incident
- Saberi River
- Rescue Method
- Airlift by Air Force helicopter
- Hospital
- Sukma hospital
- Condition
- Stable