Surat: Fire department saves boy who tried to jump into Tapi river

The passerby informed the Surat fire department control room and the message was forwarded to Mota Varachha fire department office.

Fire officer Rahul Balasara with his team reached the spot and saved the boy. The fire officers intimated the boy’s parents and Kapodara police.

The youth was later identified as Aryan Talaviya, a resident of Sarthi complex in Mota Varachha.

Balasara said, “I talked to the boy who was about to jump into the river. He was found depressed. He is a class 11 student. We have told his parents to take extra care of him.”