Have-a-go--heroes resuce mother and child

June 21, 2023 - 17:30

Thankfully a third man, Nguyễn Anh Dũ, 21, heard the commotion and also plunged into the water, instructing people nearby to fetch ropes to pull the people to safety.

Nguyễn Anh Dũ, managed to bring all the people to safety. Photos vietnamnet.vn

BÌNH DƯƠNG A mother and her child were pulled to safety after falling into a river, even though rescuers struggled to reach the pair.

The drama unfolded around 8pm in Thủ Dầu Một City, Bình Dương Province when an eight-year-old boy slipped and fell into the Sài Gòn River in Phú Cường Ward. His mother tried to grab him but she too ended up in the water.

Passing taxi driver Nguyễn Văn Hào, 32, and 23-year-old salesman Âu Văn Tuấn saw the two fall and jumped into to save them – but they too got into difficulties.

Âu Văn Tuấn leapt into the river in an attempt to rescue the mother and child.

Thankfully a third man, Nguyễn Anh Dũ, 21, heard the commotion and also plunged into the water, instructing people nearby to fetch ropes to pull the people to safety.

After about 30 minutes, all five people had made it to safety. Other than suffering from exhaustion, no one was seriously injured. — VNS

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