The Story Of Citizens In Rescue On The Frozen River Thames

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JAKARTA - Habibi Syaaf is with his colleague, Ron Dowson, around the Thames River, London, England. There, he found a man drowned in the frozen River Thames. Rescue made. Now, his name has become popular in England.

The incident took place on the north side of the River Thames, to be precise around the Victoria Tower Gardens. At that time, the man was holding on to the stairs and almost drowned.

The British Parliament Office highly appreciates Habibi's action, who has only worked for two months at the parliament building. Through the Spokesperson Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the parliament praised Habibi, calling him a hero.

Habibi himself returned the praise humbly. "I just shouted 'hold my hand' and managed to pull it back. The person was shaking and could not speak," he said as quoted by Sky, Friday (10/1/2020).

"I'm so grateful he survived. I'm not a hero. Ron and I just did what we trained and what we can do to help," added Habibi.

Lindsay himself praised the quick response of control room operator Dave Thomas for acting quickly to alert officers as well as the Marine Police Unit.

"There's no doubt in my mind that if it weren't for Ron, Habib and Dave Thomas, that man could have drowned," he said.