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Indian worker who held a girl above freezing water for 30 minutes is made honorary citizen of Craiova

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A DD India report on an Indian construction worker honoured in Romania for holding a five-year-old girl above freezing water for nearly 30 minutes.

Key Lessons

  • He jumped into the freezing water to reach the child.
  • He held the child above the surface for nearly 30 minutes until firefighters arrived.
  • The city of Craiova has since made him an honorary citizen.
  • General guidance: if someone falls through ice, call 112 and reach them with a rope, ladder or pole from the shore. Do not run onto the ice.

What Happened

In January, a five-year-old girl fell through thin ice into a lake at Nicolae Romanescu Park in Craiova, Romania. An Indian construction worker jumped into the freezing water and held the child above the surface for nearly 30 minutes until firefighters arrived. DD India reports that the city has since made him an honorary citizen.

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