Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Local Heroes Rescue Driver After Car Plunges Into Pilibhit Lake
In Pilibhit, a car drove into a lake on November 27, 2023.
The driver, Shivam, was stuck inside as the car started to sink.
Two brave men, a boatman and Dinesh Kushwaha, jumped into the water and saved Shivam.
People watching from the shore recorded the rescue.
The lake doesn't have fences or warning signs, which locals say is dangerous.
Officials arrived after the rescue and took the car out of the water.
Shivam was taken to the hospital, and his condition is critical.
The rescuers are being called heroes on social media.
A car plunged into Gauhania lake on the Tanakpur Highway in Pilibhit on November 27, 2023, around 10:40 AM.
Two local men, a boatman and Dinesh Kushwaha, rescued the trapped driver, Shivam, as the car sank.
The lake lacks barricades and warning signs, which locals say is dangerous and have demanded action for safety measures.
Officials, including the City Magistrate and police, arrived after the rescue and retrieved the vehicle using a crane.
Shivam was taken to a medical college for treatment, where his condition was described as critical.
- Who
- Driver Shivam, rescuers (boatman and Dinesh Kushwaha), local residents, officials (City Magistrate Vijay Vardhan Tomar, Sungarhi police, City CO Deepak Chaturvedi)
- What
- A car plunged into Gauhania lake, and two local men rescued the trapped driver.
- When
- November 27, 2023, around 10:40 AM
- Where
- Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, India, on the Tanakpur Highway
- Why
- The car lost control and went into the lake, which lacks barricades and warning signs.
- Location
- Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Date
- November 27, 2023
- Time
- 10:40 AM
- Vehicle
- Ertiga
- Rescuers
- Boatman and Dinesh Kushwaha
- Driver's Condition
- Critical
- Lake
- Gauhania lake
- Highway
- Tanakpur Highway