Overview

• The incident happened around noon Saturday in the Oberföhring district, according to the Munich Fire Department.
• The woman, who has a visual impairment, did not see the canal slope and fell, then held onto a branch in the water.
• A visitor from London staying near the Wiesn noticed the danger and jumped into the canal to help.
• Police and firefighters reached the scene and, together with the bystander, pulled the woman from the water.
• She was transported by ambulance to a Munich hospital, and officials described the rescuer as a courageous young Englishman.