The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in Gryfów Śląski. As lwowecki.info reports:
At one point, the sound of a fire siren could be heard. A moment later, two fire crews from OSP KSRG Gryfów Śląski equipped with a rescue boat, an ambulance and a patrol of the Gryfów police appeared on the bridge over the Kwisa River.
Witnesses reported that a 63-year-old man had fallen into the water. They immediately rushed to help the drowning man. The Lwówek-based outlet reported: – It was thanks to them that the drowning man was quickly pulled from the water.
Resuscitation was started, thanks to which the senior regained vital functions. The injured man was taken to a hospital in Jelenia Góra.