Kerala flood volunteer and swimming instructor R Rajesh died on 5 August after he gave his own life jacket to a 61-year-old man he had just rescued from the flooded Kariangode river in Kannur. Rajesh, a native of Thiruvananthapuram who had previously volunteered during the 2018 Kerala floods and the 2024 Wayanad disaster, was swept away by the current. His body was recovered on Tuesday.

Kerala flood volunteer and swimming instructor R Rajesh died on 5 August after he gave his own life jacket to a 61-year-old man he had just rescued from the flooded Kariangode…

Rajesh R, a swimming and disaster rescue instructor, drowned after providing his life jacket to an old farmer he was rescuing. | India News