A firefighters' river shuttle on the banks of the Rhône. - C. VILLEMAIN / 20 MINUTES

She did not hesitate to put her days in danger to save a life. Wednesday afternoon, a young woman jumped into the Rhône in Lyon after seeing a person drowning and drifting in the waters of the river. 

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The SDMIS firefighters # firefighters intervened in #Lyon to rescue 2 people
1 young woman got into the water to help 1 other person drifting along the Rhône
The 2 victims, in relative emergency, were transported to the nearest hospital pic.twitter.com/kvMnJlp6Lp

- SDMIS 69 official (@ SDMIS69) June 3, 2020

The firefighters, who reported this heroic act on their Twitter account, intervened to help the two people, in poor shape.

The young woman and the victim who was drowning were transported to the hospital in a state of relative emergency, said the Metropolitan Department of Fire and Rescue.

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