Velladurai using his CPR training to save the life of an electrocuted crow after it fell from a transformer (Photo | Express)
Tamil Nadu

Firefighter saves electrocuted crow with CPR, video goes viral

Around 8.30 am on Thursday, during the fire station’s roll call, they heard a loud noise from an electricity transformer nearby.

Express News Service

COIMBATORE: A driver in Fire and Rescue Services department became the talk of the town after he performed CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) and saved a crow that suffered electric shock.

The video of his rescue act went viral. V Velladurai (33) from South Panavadali in Tenkasi district joined the fire service department as fireman in 2013.

Around 8.30 am on Thursday, during the fire station’s roll call, they heard a loud noise from an electricity transformer nearby. “We learnt CPR as part of first-aid during training. The procedure brought back bird to life. People must learn the CPR procedure which can save lives,” Velladurai told TNIE.

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