Hikers Use Turbans To Make Rope, Save 2 Men From Raging Waterfall [Watch]

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The incident happened in Golden Ears Provincial Park, British Columbia
The two men told the rescue team they did not see the hazard sign
A group of hikers used a makeshift rope of 33 feet to pull the men out of pool

A group of hikers used their turbans to make a rope and rescued two men who fell into a pool below a raging waterfall in Canada.

On Oct. 11, two men hiking near the lower falls at the Golden Ears Provincial Park in British Columbia slipped on a slick rock and fell into a pool of a waterfall. Due to the raging water, the duo could not pull themselves to safety. A group of hikers who were passing by spotted the two men and left in search of help due to poor cell connectivity in the area, the New York Post reported.

On their way to find better reception, the group of hikers met Kuljinder Kinda and his four friends who were also hiking at the park.

"We were trying to think how we could get them out, but we didn’t know how to," Kinda, who is Sikh and an electrician originally from India, told NBC News. "So we walked for about 10 minutes to find help and then came up with the idea to tie our turbans together," he explained.

Kinda and his friends then removed their turbans and various pieces of clothing. They knotted their turbans and other fabrics to create approximately 33 feet of improvised rope. They slung the rope toward the two men in the pool and asked them to hold on to it tightly. A video of the incident shows the men grabbing the makeshift rope just above the raging water.

A video of the incident on Monday, in which five Sikh hikers tied their dastaars (turbans) together to save a man who had slipped and fallen at the Lower Falls at Golden Ears Park. Video courtesy @globalnews

Kudos to these young men on their quick thinking and selflessness. pic.twitter.com/XQuX27OH5i
— The Sikh Community of BC (Unceded Indigenous Land) (@BCSikhs) October 16, 2021

Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue were called to the scene but the hikers were already pulled out of the water by the time they arrived.

"We spoke briefly with them but only to make sure they were fine and did not require medical aid," Search and Rescue Manager Robert Laing told NBC News. "Several people are injured each year as a result of slips or falls. It seems about once every one to two years, someone will be swept over the falls and die as a result of their injuries," Laing added.

"The rocks there are quite slick and it can be really difficult to get back out of it, especially if you are wet and cold," Laing said to Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News. "They were fortunate that these five young men happened by and were able to get him out and back up to the trail," he added.

Laing said he met both groups while they made their way out of the park. He said the two men who fell into the water appeared to be in their 20s and they told Laing they did not see the hazard sign.