North Rhine-Westphalia: firefighters save swimmers' lives

Essen (dpa / lnw) - During a diving course in Essen's Grugabad, emergency services from the fire brigade pulled a lifeless man out of the water and thus saved his life. During an exercise on land, the participants accidentally discovered a sinking swimmer, as reported by the Essen fire brigade. The firefighters jumped into the water and pulled the now lifeless man ashore along with the lifeguards. There the 43-year-old was resuscitated with the support of a defibrillator until the arrival of the ambulance. The man's condition stabilized on the way to the hospital, the fire department said. In the emergency room, he was conscious and responsive again.