Man stranded at Kollidam bed for 6 hours rescued

A 60-year-old homeless man who, in an allegedly drunken condition, entered the portion of the Kollidam bed near No 1 Tollgate to spend the night, was stranded amid a flow of 85,000 cusecs of water discharged into the river for about six hours before being rescued on Thursday morning.

- P THIRUSELVAM

According to the police, S Sasikumar, who hails from Mummudi Cholamangalam in Lalgudi block, was an alm seeker who spent nights at spots like underneath the river bridges across the Cauvery and the Kollidam. On Wednesday night, Sasikumar entered the portion of the Kollidam bed under the river bridge near No 1 Tollgate and fell asleep. Around 1 am on Thursday, the water level in the river began to rise following