Falling drunk in the Elbe: passer-by saves man at the Landungsbrücken
Created: 05/22/2022, 15:49
By: Elias Bartl
A young man fell drunk early Sunday morning at the Hamburg Landungsbrücken into the Elbe.
A passer-by saved his life.
Hamburg – Early on Sunday morning, a passer-by observed an apparently drunk man as he could no longer stand on his feet at the Landungsbrücken and suddenly fell into the Elbe.
He reacts immediately, throws a lifebelt to the man in the water and calls 911.
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Police operation in Hamburg: Drunken man rescued from the Elbe
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When the rescuers from the Hamburg fire brigade arrived on site with a large contingent of emergency services, paramedics and an emergency doctor, the drunk man had already been rescued from the water.
Paramedics and an emergency doctor take care of him on site before he is taken to a clinic.