THIS is the jaw-dropping moment a group of men rescue a young boy from a sinking taxi after it plunged into an icy canal.
Footage shows three men working in perfect unison to pull the boy from the vehicle on a cold night in Dagestan.
At first, one man drapes himself over a circular beam as the car drifts toward him.
Suddenly, another man – wearing nothing but his pants – shuffles down the beam to lend a hand.
Together, they grab the boy from the white, half-submerged taxi as it rushes past.
The child is then passed down a line of outstretched arms before a fourth rescuer on the canal bank catches the boy, bringing him to safety.
Moments later, the heroes rescued the boy’s mother, also trapped inside the sinking taxi.
The driver, too, escaped unharmed.
One of the rescuers was named as Assadulla Magomedov.
He is a trainee at the Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov school, and named after the legendary MMA coach.
The footage of their daring rescue quickly went viral on social media.
One user praised the men, labelling it “not a movie – just an ordinary day for Dagestan”.
In the aftermath of the ordeal, there have been calls for the rescuers to be officially honoured for their heroic actions.
Prior to the incident, eyewitnesses say the taxi veered off the road and into the fast flowing canal.
One of the men shouted to the driver to ask if there a child inside as he quickly stripped off ready to dive into the murky water.
Unfortunately, this is not the first time someone has been rescued from a sinking vehicle.
Back in October, a pensioner had to be rescued from the sunroof of his sinking Bentley after it plunged into the sea.
Retired funeral director Robert Hill had driven to a waterside car park in Dorset when his car suddenly accelerated and careered down concrete steps.
The expensive motor – worth £50,000 – rolled into the water.
The 74-year-old said he was unable to unwind the electric windows or open the doors.
As the car quickly began to fill with water, Hill feared he was about to drown.
Fortunately, echoing the bravery seen in Dagestan, three fishermen jumped into the harbour and swam toward the vehicle.
Two of them clambered onto the bonnet of the semi-submerged Bentley, desperately trying to reach Hill.
Source : https://www.the-sun.com/news/15836683/boy-saved-sinking-taxi-canal/