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| Mehmet Hetemaj saved the life of a boy under the age of 10 in Kyrkösjärvi Lake, Seinäjoki |
Kosovo Albanian footballer Mehmet Hetemaj, who plays for the Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho team in Finland, has rescued a 10-year-old boy from drowning. The young man was sinking on Lake Kyrkosjarvi as the footballer made a heroic gesture by taking him out on time.
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| Mehmet Hetemaj |
The footballer's mother was the first to react to save the boy and when his mom did not succeed, the Albanian midfielder entered by pulling the boy out of the water, according to
Finnish media
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| Lake Kyrkösjärvi. Photo: Timo Aalto |
"It was a beautiful day today, so my mother and I came to get some rays. We were about ten meters away from the water. I just pulled him over the water with my hands and swam for a few meters until I managed to touch the bottom with my feet. My technique was not appropriate, so it would not be bad to learn the right technique to save someone," said the Kosovar footballer.
The boy's mother thanked Hetemaj for rescuing her son from drowning. The Albanian footballer was born in the city of Skënderaj. While with today's gesture he can be called a real hero.
