Unlikely hero saves man from River Thames | Saving Lives at Sea - BBC 

4:44 i agree

Simp

@@amara4259 shut up kido

@@amara4259 how?

I know this is serious but I did think that lol.

Same

The moment he said the words “a Man has fallen” i got flashbacks of that meme

More lile "A man has fallen into the river in London City"

START THE NEW RESCUE HELICOPTER oh... wait the helicopter isn’t here..... *Inhale* *START THE NEW RESCUE BOAT*

That's not at all uncommon in emergency situations overall. Most of the people I know who are some kind of first responder just plan for it - you do the job and then you let your emotions hit you after.

@heldgop That might indeed work. It could help prevent hypothermia, buying time until more help arrived.

Agree, how can you run a passenger vessel without the ability to rescue a passenger from the water? There are many rescue devices available on the market. Its unacceptable and totally unfair on Holly and the crew as well.

EXCELLENT OBS

Actually I first thought it's something like that since there are so many videos about it currently getting recommended to me without obvious reason

Lol

London city*

I was thinking the same thing

I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THIS

somebody was paying attention

@@lewis3579 lol

Well done Holly!

I agree with you that it is fantastic and much needed but the problem I have with this is that so few people in Britain can swim(this is according to things I have heard and not researched) I mean I live in the Netherlands and here there is a close to 100% of people who have completed like a swimming test at least on a basic level and like 50% up to a level where part of the test is swimming 12 m underwater with like a full winter outfit on including your coat. From what I have heard only like 20% or less of britain is at the level of the basic swimming test in the Netherlands.

@@megamert2848 I am guilty I'm afraid, can't swim, but I don't like the water. So not so much of a problem for me.

@@MyRonnierocket I get that in normal life it doesn't affect you but what if you do fall in a river or like get pushed?

@@megamert2848 well I rather hope no one would want to push me in a river. Ha ha,but yea I should take lessons.

@tara baskaran I doubt that

Dont see many of those 800 coming up the Thames. By your metric so are you as private companies are too.

paul dean the river Mersey doesn’t have the RNLI we have Merseyside fire and rescue marine unit so we use jet skis n tha

@@anthonyjacques9909 new brighton has RNLI which is coastal ,I know .I was saying it's uncanny that you could of been lifted out of the water by 3 ian's ,I did say river mersey rescue and not RNLI, and it's coast guards surf patrol that have jetski's ,if I said there's 2 ian's working on different watches for fire and rescue on Liverpool pier, then its probable I know the difference in the services and what they do about the river .

paul dean so do I, a close friend of mine is coastguard and my uncle is in the fire service and has been on the river and I’ve seen the fire jet skis in the station

@@anthonyjacques9909 there is no jetski's in the fire service ,there is only one part of the fire service that use special craft and they ain't got jetski's for rivers or inland water ways in Merseyside, only ones are surf patrol coast guards (life guards ) for whom I know as I see and talk to every day .am not saying you ain't saw a jetski at a fire station but the service don't have or use any in this area .fire and rescue have 2 ribs on pier jetty and the only other is serious incident team who specialise in out the ordinary rescue like a downed plane that's come short of Speke airport ,ie like the flight of mercy crash ,they use polyethylene sealed cell ribbs.they use that for rough ground or areas where there is a great risk of puncturing a normal poly vinyl rib. your close friend and they will have full knowledge of who has what

paul dean if you go to I think it’s Crosby fire station they have fire jetskis and I asked why they have them and the said because they do water rescue

The company my dad works for has a points based scheme for a lot of positions when they hire. (For example you get points for having additional qualifications, you get points depending on how well you did on the entry test, you get points for expierience in the field and so on...) When my dad became a departement head, he insisted that - at least for his departement - the policy be amended and points would be granted for serving in a voluntary capacity such as RNLI, voluntary firefighters or similar things. He argued (and ultimately the bosses agreed) that this not only shows integrity and dedication, but also a character able and willing to work in a team and not meassure his success on how much better he does than the others in his team. Not to mention, people who maintain a position in those organisations are more reliable, honest and skilled in professional communication. Long story short: She would get a boat load of points.

I think the pollution in the Thames must of n knocked him out...?

@@julianv.5848 cold water shock at the first instance and the low water temperature practically caused his body to shut down

@Thomas Lewis Think that title goes to the River Severn.

@Thomas Lewis not sure about the pollution. David Walliams swam the river Thames without getting knocked out. Being in freezing water is enough to stop the body functioning.

@Thomas Lewis But it didn't knock him unconscious.

Russell Coight r/wooooosh

@@goodshipkaraboudjan Dont think you got the joke

FranksRM damn, he deleted his comment 😂

@@niklasalmaas6369 I know bro I noticed that hahaha

HEY

Austin May They couldn’t hold back the tears and accidently tapped dislike while trying to wipe them.

The USA has the Coastguard as the main Sea S&R provider. Local rivers and lakes are covered by local services (State, Federal or Voluntary)

Well put, Sir. Wanted to comment something on the title (like: Why the frak is she unlikely to be a hero?) as well, but couldn't put it that succinctly.

They weren't lifeguards, there lifeboat crew. The reason they didn't go into the water, is because the river is tidal and has a strong current which would put the crew members life at risk as well. They only have to go into the water as a last resort and there isn't any other way.