A man from New Delhi, India received worldwide praise for rescuing an injured monkey by giving continuous chest compressions and providing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, the Daily Star reported.
The video, which was recorded by villagers, shows the monkey initially lying unconscious on the ground. It was at that moment that a man known as M Prabhu decided to come forward to save the poor animal.
The eight-month-old monkey was allegedly attacked by a group of wild canines in an incident in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on December 9th.
After attempting to rescue him for a few minutes, the monkey finally regained consciousness and started to breathe again. "We were on the Perambalur-Ariyalur road when the situation worsened. I was worried about his condition and decided to take him to a veterinary hospital after the monkey did not want to drink water," recalled Prabhu.
A 38-year-old man from #Perambalur tried to resuscitate a wounded monkey by breathing into its mouth. @ NewIndianXpress @xpresstn #humanitywithheart pic.twitter.com/iRMTNkl8Pn
''I was lucky to be there on time and save the monkey,'' he said. The monkey is reportedly in a stable condition and recovering.
We need more people like Prabhu for sure!
