How a 70-year-old survived 3 hours in sunken boat at Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur dam

A family outing on the Bargi dam reservoir turned tragic when a tourist boat capsized, claiming 13 lives. Syed Riaz Hussain, a survivor, recounted his harrowing ordeal clinging to an upturned boat for two hours, witnessing his wife and daughter's mother-in-law drown. He was the last to be rescued, having endured immense fear and despair in the submerged vessel.

By SIDDHARTH PANDEY