An Indian man who was saved from drowning on Monday is grateful to his rescuers and recovering well, according to his employer.Several members of a beach volleyball team plucked the man, aged in his mid-30s, from the rough waters at Horseshoe Bay after he got into trouble.The victim was not breathing when he was rescued, but was resuscitated at the scene. He was recovering in the Intensive Care Unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital [KEMH] yesterday.A spokesman for Four Star restaurants, where the victim has worked for just over a year, said: “We've visited with him and he's in good spirits, slowly recovering at KEMH, and is certainly looking at today as the beginning of a second life.“He's in the process now of privately reaching out to his lifesavers to share his most heartfelt appreciation.”He added: “Indigo, as part of Four Star in Flatts where our colleague works, will host a complimentary party in appreciation for the entire Bermuda Volleyball Association's King of the Beach league.“We're highly grateful for these athletes' quick thinking and selflessness this could have been a fatal event.”The spokesman explained that the party will be arranged once the employee feels well enough to return to work. The Royal Gazette has agreed not to print his name unless he gives permission to be identified.Meanwhile, one of the participants in the rescue spoke of his role in pulling the man from the waves.Jay O'Connor, from Southampton, was at the beach with son Brandon, 12, and daughter Kathryn, 15, when a friend of the victim asked him for help.According to Mr O'Connor, the swimmer was around 50 feet off shore. He could only see the back of his head, but he realised he was drowning and did not have the energy to swim.Mr O'Connor, 51, ran into the water to help, while alerting others on the beach.“I shouted to them, 'he is drowning' and they all immediately leaped into the water to assist.“I also shouted back toward the beach for someone to call an ambulance,” he explained.“There were about seven of us swimming toward the victim. I was in second place, as a stronger swimmer overtook me. Suddenly, before we got to the victim, he disappeared below the surface.“At this moment I knew he had sunk to the bottom. It was about 12 feet of water. I am positive we searched around for two or more minutes but the victim was nowhere to be found. He had gone. Time was running out, and I was also quickly running out of energy myself. Suddenly, one of the guys next to me saw the victim on the bottom.“The undercurrent was actually pushing the victim along the bottom closer towards the shore. He shouted 'I found him' and a number of guys dove down to retrieve the body.”Volleyball player Adam Birch spotted the man at the bottom of the sea and pulled him up. He told this newspaper on Monday it took about six players to bring the victim described as a large man out of the water.Mr O'Connor said: “His stomach was bloated, clearly full of water. He was not breathing. He was unconscious.“A good five minutes had now passed and I assumed the worst. The second group of guys dragged him onto the sand and performed CPR. Eventually the victim expelled a large amount of water and started to breathe on his own.”He added: “It was clear the guys performing CPR knew what they were doing. One of the guys was keeping track of the victim's pulse while the other comforted him.”It was reported yesterday that Ariel Mierzejewski, who works at the hospital, helped with the CPR.At this point, the emergency services arrived and carried the victim to an ambulance.Mr O'Connor, a Bermudian who runs engineering company Island Automation, said he was speaking out to educate others about several important lessons he learned.“[I would] never attempt to rescue someone in rough water without a floating aid such as a life saver or surf board, never attempt to do it on my own because I could potentially place myself in danger; and always swim with a buddy.“I also realise that, had I been the only one in this rescue mission, the turnout could have been much worse as there could have been no way I could pull this guy in rough water on my own,” he said.He advised people to brush up on their CPR skills and always check where the lifesaving equipment is when they visit the beach.He added: “I would also like to thank all the guys and the rescue personnel who assisted in this effort. You guys did a great job.”A Police spokesman said yesterday: “The victim, believed to be an Indian national in his mid-30s, was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance and at last check was in the Intensive Care Unit in stable condition.“The Bermuda Police Service would like to commend those members of the public who assisted in rescuing this reported swimmer in distress for their courageous efforts."