Gurteg Singh was on his way to work one morning when he says he saw the man with a walking stick fall, "He's blind so there's no way he can see his footing or he can step up and try to pull himself up."
“Being a Sikh, my turban might have helped others easily recognise me among other rescuers,” he told Gulf News. There were many others who also risked their life, he said.
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Singh, an employee for Precision Collision in Queens, then used the lift on his tow truck to get the vehicle off of the boy, whose clothing and backpack were caught underneath the van. Firefighters then worked to free the student.
An IAF chopper carrying 20 personnel and crew on a rescue mission in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand crashed on Tuesday and all on board are feared killed, as fresh rains hampered efforts to evacuate thousands still stranded.
About 300 Sikh pilgrims trapped around the famous pilgrimage Sri Hemkunt Sahib in Uttarakhand have been rescued even as efforts are underway to evacuate over 3,000 people of the community stranded in the hill state.
Shikh Shrine Hemkunt Sahib, located on the Badrinath route at an altitude of 15,200 feet in Uttarakhand, was also closed temporarily last Wednesday night due to badly damaged road links.
