Today (7th) at nearly 2 am, a woman fell into the sea at the Star Ferry Pier in Tsim Sha Tsui. Fortunately, two enthusiastic young people jumped into the sea to help. The victim was rescued in time and was taken to Queen Elizabeth by ambulance. Hospital treatment; one of the rescuers suffered minor hand injuries and also needed to be sent to the hospital.
It is understood that the victim is 37 years old. After a dispute with her husband earlier, the accident happened while drinking alone by the sea.
She reported that she accidentally fell into the sea "legally" drunk, and the police are investigating the incident.
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According to the news from the scene, there were 4 young people chatting with each other by the beach at that time. During the period, the female victim wandered alone, and soon borrowed a mobile phone from them to call her husband, and said a suspected "goodbye" speech during the conversation.
Several young people then offered good words of comfort, but the female victim replied desolately, "Let me calm down." After a few minutes, she fell into the sea.
Seeing this, one of the youths in black shirts immediately jumped into the sea to rescue others. At the same time, another group of youths nearby witnessed the incident, and one of them also jumped into the sea to rescue others.
In the end, two young people who did not know each other worked together to save the life of the female victim.
Afterwards, the young man in black shirt was sent to the hospital with minor injuries to his hand. His friends cheered his "heroic deeds"; another "saving hero" Mr. Chen (20 years old) who was studying in a tertiary institution did not need to be sent to the hospital. Frequently shouting "It's freezing", you need to put on the tinfoil blanket provided by the rescuers to keep out the cold.
He recalled that he was chatting with two friends by the sea at that time, during which time he heard a "wow". After seeing someone falling into the sea, he immediately took the lifebuoy from the shore and jumped into the sea, but in a hurry, he forgot to take off his glasses. As a result, the glasses " Stone sinks into the sea".
He pointed out that he was saving someone for the first time, and thankfully said: "It's worth it, but I'm happy to save someone!"
The female victim was rescued in time, conscious and sent to hospital for treatment.
One of the rescuers also had to be sent to the hospital, and his friends cheered for his "heroic deeds".
(Photo by Liu Ding'an)
Mr. Chen, who was involved in saving lives, did not need to be sent to the hospital. He said, "It's worth it, but I'm happy to save people!" (Photo by Liu Dingan)
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