A lady doctor and her husband saved the life of a teenage boy who fell in the Naltar lake in Gilgit-Baltistan while attempting to save his uncle from drowning, Express News reported.
The couple, who appeared to be tourists from Multan, can be seen in a video that went viral on social media on Friday desperately trying to revive the boy who was unconscious after he was pulled out from the lake.
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After being given mouth-to-mouth and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) several times, the boy regains consciousness as the lady doctor Quratul Ain can be heard repeatedly saying himat karo sans lo, beta (try to breathe, son) in the video.
A lady doctor saved the life of a boy who almost drowned while attempting to save his uncle in Naltar lake, Gilgit-Baltistan. The heroic doctor, along with her husband performed CPR on the teenager and revived him.
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The boy was reportedly trying to save his uncle from drowning in the lake. The video of the incident went viral over social media as people praised the heroic act.
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Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan paid homage to the couple, saying that by providing timely emergency medical care, they saved a precious life which was highly commendable.
گلگت: نلتر میں بچے کی جان بچانے والی سیاح ڈاکٹر قرت العین اور ان کے شوہر کو وزیراعلی گلگت بلتستان خالد خورشید کا شاندار الفاظ میں خراج تحسین!
— Muhammad Khalid Khurshid Khan (@AbdulKhalidPTI) June 17, 2022
نلتر گلگت میں بروقت ہنگامی طبی امداد دے کر بچے کی جان بچانے والیhttps://t.co/JbJw8e4Opr
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