Man drowns in Sidhwan canal near Jagraon, close shave for kin

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 8

A man drowned in the Sidhwan canal near Jagraon while his nine-year-old son and his wife had a miraculous escape.

The trio had gone to the canal to wash their car and after washing it, they started taking a bath. Afterwards, the flow of water increased and the trio started drowning. Passers-by came to the rescue and managed to save the woman and her son while her husband Sunny drowned in the canal.

ASI Manjit Singh said had people standing near the canal not tried to rescue the family, all would have been drowned.