In a ten-hour long operation, a farmer, who had climbed a coconut tree to save himself from being washed away in floods at Kannegala village in Chamarajanagar district, was rescued and brought to safety early on Tuesday.
The tahsildar, Basavaraj, DySP Priyadarshini Sanekoppa, Fire Officer Shivajirao Pawar and a few other officers and staff were involved in the rescue besides local youth.
Ramaswamy Nayak, 62, had gone to his farm on Monday morning. While returning, he got stuck in the floods following heavy rains and climbed a tree to save himself from being washed away in the fast-flowing water. He had no mobile phone to inform his family about his situation.
