A suicidal man alerted authorities to rescue another person who was allegedly drowning in the river Thames.
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London: In a fortunate turn of events, a man who was going to commit suicide off the London Bridge in Great Britain, alerted authorities to rescue another person who was allegedly drowning in the river Thames.
The authorities sprang into action after a man threatened to commit suicide by leaping off the bridge at around midnight Wednesday, The Telegraph reported on Friday.
Suprisingly , the lifeboat crew and the police were there at that moment and found another man who was unable to keep afloat in the river.
The man rescued by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) suffered from hypothermia.
The middle aged man was still in a state of shock after being rescued and therefore did not disclose any personal information , he couldn't eveb remember how he managed to fall into the river.
The police managed to stop the other suicidal man from attempting suicide of the London bridge into the river Thames.
Toni Scarr, a lifeboat crew member for RNLI was quoted as saying, "There were no other boats in the area at the time and I do not think anyone was actually aware he was in the water. Chances are if it had not been for the lifeboat crew launching to the original incident, he would never have been spotted and would have drowned.
She added the survivors inability to recollect his whereabouts could be a side effect of hypothermia. The incident was recorded as a 'life saved' by the RNLI.
( Source : dc/agencies )
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