A young woman rescued two five-year-old girls from the Dortmund-Ems Canal in Münster.
A good month later, the police informed about it on Wednesday and praised the 24-year-old woman for her moral courage. Thanks to their courageous intervention, everyone involved was uninjured.
According to police findings, the two five-year-olds were playing with another girl on a footpath above the Dortmund-Ems Canal in mid-April when one of the children fell into the canal and threatened to drown. Her playmate, also five years old, first alerted residents before she jumped into the water herself to save her friend.
The 24-year-old resident also jumped into the canal and brought the two children to the bank. The police officers who arrived a short time later handed the children over to their parents. A witness alerted the emergency services.
The police advise never to put your life in danger in dangerous situations. “In an emergency, always dial 110 first! Only if you – like the 24-year-old – can estimate that you have sufficient swimming skills, should you come to the aid of drowning people in the water yourself,” the message said.
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