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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsthree Sikh men unravel their turbans to form makeshift rope and pull men to safety
Search and rescue authorities in Canada are praising some quick-thinking Sikh men who rescued two men stranded on a rock next to a fast-moving river above a waterfall. The five men tied their turbans and other items of clothing together to make a 33-foot rope and pull the men to safety, NBC reports. The stranded men had slipped down the rock and were unable to make their way out unaided. Kuljinder Kinda says he was hiking with four friends in Golden Ears Provincial Park near Vancouver, BC, last week when another group told them about the men's plight.
Kinda says the other group asked him to call 911, but there was no cellphone service in the area. The three members of his group who were wearing turbans unraveled them to form the makeshift rope. "In my Sikh culture, the turban is for that, to help save the life of people who need the help," Kuljinder Singh tells CTV. Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue manager Rick Laing praised the group for their "ingenious" solution. He says the two rescued men, who did not require medical treatment, said they hadn't seen warning signs about the hazards of approaching the waterfalls, which are behind a fenced area.
"Ive never heard of anything like this before and it was quite impressive, Laing says. He says that if the men had fallen into the water and been swept away, they would have had little chance of survival. "Several people are injured each year as a result of slips or falls, he tells NBC. "It seems about once every one to two years, someone will be swept over the falls and die as a result of their injuries." (Read more Canada stories.)
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three Sikh men unravel their turbans to form makeshift rope and pull men to safety (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Oct 2021
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brush
(53,771 posts)1. So cool. Hats off...strike that...turbans off to them.
sakabatou
(42,152 posts)2. Bravo
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,143 posts)3. These men are heroes
roamer65
(36,745 posts)4. Sikhs are way cool.
mopinko
(70,088 posts)5. i've heard of this before, sorta.
when my nephew was in afghanistan, he borrowed a guy's turban to climb a tower.
they're good for things.
3catwoman3
(23,973 posts)6. Most ingenious.
Kudos to their quick thinking.
I did not know that part of the purpose of the turban was to save lives. Most interesting.
Raine
(30,540 posts)7. True HEROES and doing it with ingenuity! 👍 nt
BigmanPigman
(51,585 posts)8. Reminds me of the dog that was rescued
by guys that ended up making a human chain.