Watch: Snapped crane drops four men 20 feet into water during Ganesh Visarjan
- 6 years ago
This was the moment a crane hook supporting four men taking part in Ganesh Visarjan snapped, dropping them into a pond from a height of 20 feet. Local media reported that the men were rescued in time and rushed to a hospital, where they are recovering from their injuries. One of them suffered a fracture in both his legs. The terrifying incident occurred during the local Ganesh festival celebration, a ceremony of worship for the clay idols of Ganesh.
The celebration took place in Jammikunta town in Karimnagar district, Telangana state of India, and the four men - Nirnajan, Mahender, Praveen and Naresh Reddy - were trying to immerse a huge idol of Ganesh in the pond when the mental hook of the crane lowering them to the water snapped. The local police have filed a case and are probing if mechanical failure or operator negligence led to the incident.
The celebration took place in Jammikunta town in Karimnagar district, Telangana state of India, and the four men - Nirnajan, Mahender, Praveen and Naresh Reddy - were trying to immerse a huge idol of Ganesh in the pond when the mental hook of the crane lowering them to the water snapped. The local police have filed a case and are probing if mechanical failure or operator negligence led to the incident.