‘Hero’ rescues woman from car in ditch in East Yorkshire

A man has been described as a “saint” after he jumped into water to rescue a woman from a car that crashed into in a ditch in East Yorkshire.

The vehicle, ended up partially submerged in the Beverley and Barmston Drain, near Bethells Bridge, on Saturday evening.

Charles Wrieden, who was on his way to a nearby bonfire, spotted the vehicle and jumped into the water to help.

The driver, who wished to be known only as Liz, said she had “never been so relieved to see anyone” as when Charles came to her rescue.

Charles said the driver’s side was submerged and he managed to get Liz out through the rear passenger door.

He carried her to the bank, where two of his friends were waiting to pull them to safety, before taking her to his car to warm up.

Charles said the “scary bit” was when the vehicle began leaning towards him.

He said: “As we were coming on top of the door, that’s when the car was really pushing at me so, in my head, it’s like: ‘Hurry up, hurry up’ but, in the same sense, how can someone hurry up in that situation?”

Charles said he lost his trainers and his glasses during the rescue.