Last minute stand-up paddler saved man from drowning

An attentive woman from Styria (36) literally pulled a distressed Lower Austrian out of the lake onto her board at the last second and brought him to the shore.

A 39-year-old from the Krems district owes it to a stand-up paddler that he is still alive. The man suffered a dizzy spell while swimming in the Stubenbergsee in Styria and threatened to drown. However, the 36-year-old noticed the life-threatening situation and immediately rowed towards the person in distress. 39-year-old in hospitalShortly before he went under, she was able to grab his arm and pull him onto her board. The 39-year-old was conscious when he received first aid. Then they went to the hospital in Graz by rescue helicopter. Search for first aiders While the lifesaver is known in this case, another Lower Austrian is still looking for her hero. The woman had a serious traffic accident in Pinggau, Styria, on May 30, she had hit a truck at the end of the traffic jam. A man pulled her and her two boys out of the car and took care of them until rescue came. Then he was gone: “We just want to say thank you!” At the request of the relatives, the fire brigade is also looking for the first responders of the fatal accident on the Mistelbach bypass, in which a 16-year-old died. Two teenagers survived because strangers quickly pulled them out of the car. It burst into flames shortly thereafter.
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