Patrol police officers pulled a 16-year-old boy from a lake in Zhambyl Region after he accidentally fell into the water while fishing and became caught on a rock, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to the Telegram channel "News of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan," a resident of Taraz called the 102 emergency line. The man reported that a teenager was drowning in the lake and urgently needed help.
A patrol police crew was immediately dispatched to the scene. On arrival, the officers saw the young man, who, as it turned out, had accidentally fallen into the lake while fishing. Once in the water, he became caught on a rock and was unable to get out on his own.
Without a moment's hesitation, patrol police officers Makhanbet Shayanbayev and Qasymkhan Qalaubek jumped into the water and saved the teenager.
He turned out to be a 16-year-old resident of Taraz. After the rescue, the young man was handed over to an ambulance crew. Fortunately, he is now doing well.
The teenager's parents expressed their sincere gratitude to the police officers for their promptness, decisiveness and for saving their son's life.