16 March,2014 09:22 AM IST | | Agencies
A man, who went to River Thames to commit suicide, ended up saving another man who fell into the river
London: In a fortunate twist of fate, a man attempting suicide off the London bridge in Britain unintentionally alerted authorities to rescue another man who was reportedly drowning in the Thames River.
The police managed to stop the other distressed man from jumping off the bridge and helped him to safety. Pic/AFP
The authorities sprung into action after a man threatened to commit suicide by leaping off the bridge at around midnight on Wednesday, The Telegraph reported. To their astonishment, the police and lifeboat crew on the scene - found another man in the water, struggling to keep afloat.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) rescued the man in the water who was reportedly suffering from hypothermia. The 33-year-old rescued man was in a confused state and could not give any personal information, except for his age, nor could he say how he came to be in the river.
Cops join action
Meanwhile, police managed to stop the other distressed man from jumping off the bridge and helped him to safety. "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 that reached the scene for the original incident, he would never have been spotted and would have drowned," Toni Scarr, a lifeboat crew member said. She said the survivor could be confused about his whereabouts due to hypothermia.
