'I'm blind but I have a gift that has helped me save dozens from drowning'

'I'm blind but I have a gift that has helped me save dozens from drowning'

It was 2002 and monsoon season in Bihar, one of India’s most underdeveloped states. The small village of Chaksaho is prone to devastating floods, and was once again submerged.Two local girls aged five and six had gone to play on the banks of the swollen Baya River, which flows through the village, in the Samastipur district. However, the banks were unstable and they slipped into the raging waters.By chance Bhulla Sahni, a young blind man, was ne…

A 5-year-old escaped from drowning on Thursday night in Ouchy. A 19-year-old man plunged into Lake Geneva to help him as the child fell asleep with his bike.