Heroes save drowning man

TWO heroic window cleaners used the tools of their trade to save a man drowning in a Leeds lake.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Jul 2012, 07:00 BST

Neil Caden, 46, and Ferdinand Henriques, 41, known as Junior, were cleaning the windows at Lakeside Cafe at Roundhay Park at around 9am on Tuesday when a man jumped in and tried to swim to the other side.

“He wasn’t a strong swimmer and I could tell he wasn’t going to make it,” said Mr Caden, from Garforth.

The window cleaners tried to help the man with a 35ft telescopic cleaning rod but he was barely able to hold on so Mr Henriques, from Belle Isle, dived in and grabbed onto the drowning man.

Mr Caden used the pole to guide them to the side of the lake, tending to them while a passer-by contacted the emergency services.