Verkhnedvinsk rescuers pulled a man out of an ice hole

March 25, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. Employees of the Verkhnedvinsk District Department for Emergency Situations rescued a man in distress on the river, the press secretary of the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Marina Fando told a BELTA correspondent. A report about a person in trouble was received by the District Department for Emergency Situations on the evening of March 24. It happened on the Drysa River within the city of Verkhnedvinsk. Within two minutes, rescuers were at the scene of the incident and pulled the man out of the ice hole using sledges. The unemployed local resident, diagnosed with general hypothermia, was hospitalized in the central district hospital, his condition is assessed as satisfactory. As established, a slightly intoxicated man born in 1952 decided to cross the river on the ice and at some point fell into the water, and attempts to get out on his own were unsuccessful. Passers-by who heard cries for help called rescuers. -0-