Jineesh Jeron, the 24-year-old young Keralite fisherman who rescued nearly 100 people stranded during the Kerala floods in Chengannur, died in a bike accident.
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The fatal accident happened in Uchakada, Poovar when Jineesh and his friend were travelling to Tamil Nadu on their bike. According to reports, he lost control of his bike on a narrow road. As he fell down, a lorry coming from just behind overran him.
He sustained injuries and was taken to a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram but succumbed on Saturday morning.
Jineesh was a member of one of the first rescue teams, Coastal Warriors, which had rushed to flood-hit Chengannur even before the state government teams reached. The group members from Puthiyathura, Anjuthengu and Poonthura had decided to plunge into rescue on August 16, with a boat rented from someone in their locality to Chengannur.