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Lifeguard who guarded the lives of two guests
Updated On: 24 November, 2009 07:23 AM IST | | Vinod Kumar Menon
Man who works at the Trident went out on a limb to ensure guests lived to tell their tale
Man who works at the Trident went out on a limb to ensure guests lived to tell their tale
Charndrakant Sarnobat (41), a lifeguard at the Trident Hotel for over 20 years, remembers 26/11, not just for being synonymous with terror, but also doing his bit to help a human being in distress.
He saved the life of C M Puri, director, Central Bank of India and Michael R, a Canadian national, who were grievously injured by terrorists at the hotel.
Puri, a resident of Delhi, was at Trident to attend a board meeting. Walking towards the lobby, Puri heard the gunfire, but did not pay attention believing it be something else.
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Suddenly, he felt pain and a burning sensation around his hip and realised blood was oozing from a wound. He had been shot at.
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