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Coconut picker blacks out atop tree, friend’s heroics come to rescue

The New Indian Express Kannur

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October 04, 2025

2 - HOUR ORDEAL

- AROCKIARAJ J @ Kasaragod

"MY friend was in danger and I needed to do everything I could to save him.

After all, it was the life of M Sasi's buddy of over 30 years that was on the line. In an act of 'high' bravery, he held on to P Babu, who blacked out atop a 70-feet-tall coconut tree that he intended to harvest. And, all this while Babu hung upside down for over two hours - till help arrived.

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यह कहानी The New Indian Express Kannur के October 04, 2025 संस्करण से ली गई है।

हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।

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