Quick-thinking workers rescue man who fell from bridge into River Hull

​A WORKER has told how he and his quick-thinking colleagues saved a man who plunged off a bridge into the River Hull.
Five gas engineers, employed by utility company Morgan Sindall, had been travelling to their depot in Lime Street in Hull city centre.
Onlookers had gathered on Chapman Street bridge and called 999.
But Dennis Mathlin and his workmates, realising the man was in difficulty, decided they needed to act fast.
Mr Mathlin, 38, said: "As we drove over the bridge, we saw a small group had gathered on the pavement. They were all looking down onto the water.
"We stopped the van and saw a guy in his mid-30s struggling in the water. Someone was on the phone to the emergency services, but apart from that, nothing was being done.
"So, the five of us climbed over a fence and onto the river bank.
"He was wearing a big jacket that was weighing him down and he was turning blue with the cold. We were all sure he was about to go under."
Between them, the workers managed to heave the man out of the water.
Mr Mathlin said: "We are all first-aid trained, so I was able to put him in the recovery position until the emergency services arrived a few minutes later."
It is not known if the man had deliberately jumped or had fallen from the bridge.
Pete Baron, spokesman for Humberside Fire And Rescue Service, said: "The quick-thinking and actions of these workers helped the man. It could have been a much more serious incident.
"They were lucky that they did not have to enter the water in order to rescue him."
Firefighters fear the arrival of warmer weather could be encouraging people to enter water recklessly.
On Tuesday night, firefighters were called to reports of a man in the water beneath 
Drypool bridge.
In that case, the man – believed to have jumped deliberately – managed to get 
himself out of the water.
Mr Baron said: "That person was lucky in that he was able to get himself out. Very often that is not the case, as the incident the following morning clearly demonstrated.
"With the onset of warm weather, people may feel encouraged to enter open water such as lakes, rivers and reservoirs.
"But while the air temperature may be warm, the water may be cold. People's ability to swim in these conditions is reduced dramatically.
"People can get into difficulty very quickly and require the assistance of the emergency services."

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