A Retford chef has been hailed a hero after hauling a homeless man out of a freezing canal – before firefighters went above and beyond the call of duty to care for him.
Dad-of-three Hakki Pekinoglu leapt into action when he heard panicked calls while he was cleaning up after a busy shift on Friday at Istanbul Turkish restaurant on Carolgate Bridge before dragging the man to safety from the Chesterfield Canal.
And then firefighters from the town’s station – luckily just feet away from the scene – took the shuddering man under their wing.
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