Woman loses balance while sitting on Atal Setu; Mumbai police, taxi driver save her from plunging into Arabian sea

In a dramatic rescue in the financial capital of India, a taxi driver and four traffic cops displayed remarkable alertness and agility to save a 56-year-old woman who was about to fall into the Arabian Sea from Atal Setu, an official said on Saturday. The video of police officials and others trying to save the woman rescue on the sea bridge has been making rounds on various social media platforms.

Around 7 pm on Friday, Mulund resident Reema Mukesh Patel reached Atal Setu in a taxi and stopped the vehicle on the Nhava Sheva side. The cabbie has been identified as Sanjay Yadav (31). She had told the cabbie to halt on the bridge under the pretext of immersing some religious photo frames into the sea, reported ToI quoting a police official.

The official said she walked to the side crash barrier and sat on the railing.


In the viral video, the taxi driver can be seen standing close to her. Just then, a police patrolling vehicle pulls over. Seeing the cops, the woman seems to lose her sitting position and falls.


As per the viral video, the taxi driver is seen grabbing the falling woman by her hair in a split second. As Patel hangs precariously, her body dangling, four traffic cops sprint and climb onto the railing.

"One of the cops bent down and held her just in time, managing to save her," the official said. The four cops then slowly pulled the woman up to safety, he said.

"The woman said she lost her balance in panic after seeing the police approach her. Nhava Sheva police are probing further," the official added.

(with agency inputs)