Georgian soldier saves woman from drowning

A Georgian soldier saved the life of a drowning young woman in Didube district, Tbilisi yesterday.

The young woman was drowning in the river Mtkvari when she was rescued by serviceman Bachuki Iremadze last evening. She sustained no injuries.

Iremadze was walking nearby when he witnessed the woman struggling in the water. Before the a lifeguard managed to arrive, Iremadze jumped from the Didube Bridge and took the young woman out of the river.

Photo: Ministry of Defence.

The Minister of Defence Levan Izoria personally met the soldier early today and praised him for his heroism. Izoria rewarded the serviceman with a Sig Sauer firearm.