Couple Drunk by HK Promenade, girlfriend falls into sea, boyfriend fails to rescue: Both saved

At around 11 pm on the night of November 11, a couple was feasting at a hotel beside the Hong Kong Harbor. After becoming intoxicated, the woman attempted to retrieve a shoe thrown into the sea and fell in. Her boyfriend jumped into the water with a lifebuoy to save her, but both were trapped. Luckily, a passerby called the police, and the fire and maritime police arrived to rescue them. After a preliminary check, neither was injured and refused hospital treatment.

Hong Kong's Kowloon waterfront experienced a concerning incident early this morning (11th) involving a couple intoxicated on the seafront. A young couple was enjoying drinks and conversation at a scenic hotel by the Kowloon Bay when they became too inebriated. The female partner, while intoxicated, foolishly threw her shoe into the sea in an attempt to retrieve it. Despite the risk, she jumped into the water. Her intoxicated boyfriend, seeing the peril, jumped into the water with a lifebuoy in hand to save her. Sadly, both were unable to be rescued. Passersby noticed and called for assistance. Fire and water rescue teams arrived and saved both individuals, who showed no signs of injury and refused medical treatment. The couple's clothes were wet from the water. The police speculate that the couple is a pair of hotel guests on a recent exchange program in Hong Kong. The 22-year-old woman, surnamed Pan, and her 23-year-old boyfriend with a Chinese passport, were drinking and talking on the waterfront promenade at Kowloon Bay when they fell unconscious. Pan, while still intoxicated, threw a shoe into the sea and attempted to retrieve it by jumping in. Her panicked boyfriend rushed to the promenade and, with a lifebuoy in hand, leapt into the water to save her, but could not get her back to the shore. Witnesses spotted them and alerted authorities, who successfully saved them. The couple communicated in Mandarin. During the media interview, they expressed dissatisfaction with being photographed. <<<SPLIT

A couple narrowly escaped a perilous situation at Kowloon's waterfront after the female partner foolishly threw her shoe into the sea and attempted to retrieve it while intoxicated. Her predicament prompted her boyfriend, also inebriated, to jump in with a lifebuoy to save her. Tragically, both remained in the water. Nearby passerby intervened and alerted the authorities. Fire and water rescue teams arrived promptly and rescued the pair, who showed no signs of injury. The couple refused medical attention. The couple, while visibly upset, declined further interviews. The police believe the duo is from a nearby hotel and participated in a recent exchange program in Hong Kong.