Varanasi, Sept. 30 -- The 11th Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday rescued a 63-year-old devotee from Dandi Ghat on the Ganga River in Varanasi, who was drowning while taking a bath in the river.

The incident took place at around 7:30 am when the man suddenly slipped into deep water while bathing in the Ganga and started drowning. The NDRF personnel deployed at the ghat immediately noticed the situation and swung into action, launching a rescue operation without any delay.

The rescuers reached the spot and used a lifebuoy to pull the devotee out of the deep waters. The man was safely brought to the riverbank, where he was provided necessary assistance.

The rescued person was identified as S. Muthayan, ...