The riot police pulled a drowning man out of the cold water.
A passer-by fell into the Griboyedov canal in the center of the northern capital. He could have died if it wasn't for the resident. A St. Petersburg woman spotted a stranger floundering in the water and immediately reported the incident to the National Guard. Bastion police officers quickly arrived on the scene.
The man was unable to get out of the ditch on his own and didn't even have the strength to grab a rescuer. Then one of the workers threw him a rope, and the other called the emergency services. As a result, the victim was washed ashore.
Before the ambulance arrived, the riot police gave first aid to the man. It later turned out that he was heavily drunk. The celebrant, chilled to the bone, was taken to the hospital.