He risked drowning crossing the Devoll river at midnight, firefighters rescue the young man in Gramsh!

A young man was rescued last night from the Devoll river in Gramsh, after he was trapped in the middle of the current while trying to cross from the village of Menkollar towards Kodovjat.

The incident happened at around midnight, while the rapid intervention of the fire service made it possible to pull him out of the river safe and well.

Police announcement:

“Last night, at around midnight, the Gramsh Fire Service undertook a rapid rescue operation to pull from danger a young man with the initials E.Ç., who was trapped in the middle of the Devoll river.

The young man was trying to cross the river from the village of Menkollar (Skënderbegas Administrative Unit) towards the village of Kodovjat (Kodovjat Administrative Unit), when he was stopped by the current and was trapped in the middle of the water.

Thanks to the professional intervention and immediate reaction of the fire service personnel, it was possible to pull him out of the river safe and well.”