Stranger rescues a man who fell into a river in Pittsburgh

Ambulance in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
@Deepizzaguy (120236)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
April 16, 2026 1:26pm CST
A stranger who was walking in the North Shore along the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania did his duty to save a man who fell into the river around 2:45am near a police memorial came close to drowning. The stranger saw the man and he called 911 to ask for the authorities to come to the area of the incident. The bystander jumped into the river to hold the arm of the man who was in the river until first responders assisted the bystander to get the man who was in the river out safely by getting him to the river walk. The man who was in the river was taken by an ambulance to a local hospital to be treated for hypothermia and he is in stable condition. My belief is that the man who fell into the river fell in by accident since the area may have dark and hard to see at night. Link is msn.com/en-us/news/cri...
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• United States
7h
He certainly was lucky someone witnessed him falling into the river especially at that time of night.
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@Deepizzaguy (120236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
5h
That is true.
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@snowy22315 (206080)
• United States
8h
Good thing somebody saw him He may have been drunk.
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@Deepizzaguy (120236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
5h
The man who fell into the river may have been drunk or disoriented.
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@toniganzon (76190)
• Philippines
10h
He could have been drunk as well, that's why he fell.
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@Deepizzaguy (120236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9h
Very likely the man fell into the river by being drunk.
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@DianneN (253612)
• United States
12h
I can’t believe the number of people who actually fall or drive into bodies of water. At least he was rescued.
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@Deepizzaguy (120236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9h
Neither can I believe that some people fall into the water myself by walking close to the river.
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@augusta123 (9075)
14h
Good to hear he was rescued
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@Deepizzaguy (120236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9h
I am in agreement with you that the man who fell into the river was saved.
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• United States
14h
Oh my! You have to be so careful around bodies of water.
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@Deepizzaguy (120236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9h
That is true.
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@JudyEv (377675)
• Rockingham, Australia
3h
I hope he fell in by accident and wasn't trying to end his life.
@innertalks (23653)
• Australia
9h
The bystander showed great presence of mind to call 911 first before he entered the river. He was also lucky that responders came quickly, as otherwise,he might also have started suffering from hypothermia too.
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@Deepizzaguy (120236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9h
That is true.
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