An Indian construction worker has been hailed as a hero in the southwestern Romanian city of Craiova after rescuing a young girl who fell into a frozen lake, with local authorities announcing he will be awarded the title of honorary citizen.<\/p>\n
The rescuer, Vipan Kumar, is a 47-year-old Indian national who has been living in Romania since June 2024 and is currently employed as an unskilled construction worker at a company in Dolj county, Craiova mayor Lia Olgu\u021ba Vasilescu announced. He intervened after the girl fell into the icy water in Romanescu Park, one of Craiova\u2019s main public spaces.<\/p>\n
According to Hotnews.ro<\/a>, Kumar was the first to reach the five-year-old girl who had fallen into the frozen lake. Te girl\u2019s father and other passers-by also tried to save her, but he managed to reach the child and keep her above the surface until firefighters arrived.<\/p>\n \u201cFor the courage and humanity he demonstrated, Craiova City Hall will award him the title of honorary citizen of the city, in the hope that his gesture will serve as an inspiration to others,\u201d the mayor announced<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n She added that other residents who jumped into the lake to help save the child would also be rewarded.<\/p>\n