A 32-year-old man, who was struggling to breathe after a fish head got stuck in his throat, was saved by doctors in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district on Monday following a timely surgical intervention, officials said.

Champai Gagrai, a resident of the Sonua area, was brought to the Sadar Hospital in a critical condition after a fish head got stuck in his throat while he was eating, they said.