A quick-thinking employee from the Maidstone Living store has been praised as a hero after saving a man who fell into the River Medway behind the store during recent bad weather.
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Dan, who works at the store, noticed the man struggling in the fast-flowing, swollen river and immediately sprang into action. He threw a life ring to the man and held on to the rope with all his strength while calling emergency services for assistance.
A Tense Rescue
Describing the dramatic rescue, Dan said:
“The rope had actually cut into my hands and I had burns too because I was holding on so hard. If I’d have let go, then it would have been it.”
As firefighters arrived with a telescopic ladder, Dan continued to hold on, giving the man a lifeline until he was able to climb onto the ladder and out of the water.
