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This is an archive article published on June 11, 2024

Watch: Motionless man floating in pond mistook to be dead body in Telangana, viral video sparks hilarious reactions

The viral video shows the cop trying to pull the man out of the pond.

Cops mistake drunk man for a dead body (Image source: @Cops mistake drunk man for a dead body (Image source: @sudhakarudumula/X)

A motionless man floating in a pond near the Reddypuram Kovelakuntla in Hanumakonda, Telangana created a flutter as the police mistook him for a dead body. While the date of the incident is unclear, later it was found out that the man was drunk.

According to reports, the man is a quarry worker and was lying motionless in the pond for five hours.

When the residents of the area informed the Kakatiya University police, a team rushed to the spot along with emergency medical services. In the video, shared by Sudhakar Udumula on X, the man, shirtless, can be seen floating in the pond as a policeman tries to pull him out. The floating man suddenly wakes up, triggering chuckles and laughs among the police and the people surrounding the pond.

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Sharing the video, Udumula wrote, “Residents of Reddypuram Kovelakunta in Hanumakonda were taken aback today after discovering what they initially believed to be a dead body floating in the local pond. The man, later identified as a quarry worker from Kavali in Nellore District, was found lying motionless in the water from 7 am to 12 pm.”

“However, to everyone’s surprise, the man suddenly regained consciousness. It was soon revealed that he was not dead, but heavily intoxicated. He explained to the police that he had been working in a granite quarry for the past ten days, enduring 12-hour shifts. Exhausted from his grueling schedule, he had decided to take a dip in the pond to cool off, only to fall asleep in the water,” he added.

Watch the viral video here:

 

Shared on June 10, the video amassed over 50,000 views and hilarious reactions with one saying, “Watching this 5th time and laughing like hell. First 10 seconds are.” Another user commented, “Seriously. He has shown movie.”

“A drunkard never drowns! Aaa ha ha ha,” a third user reacted.

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