Drunk couple rescued from Causeway Bay waters

A couple had to be rescued after the husband jumped into the water to save his wife, who drunkenly fell into the waters in Causeway Bay early Friday morning.

At 1:30 a.m. today, a couple was drinking in the area opposite the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter petrol station.

During the period, the 46-year-old wife accidentally slipped and fell into the sea.

The 59-year-old husband, surnamed Cheung, jumped into the sea to save her.

Passersby who witnessed the incident immediately threw a lifebuoy at the two people and called the police for help.

After the police arrived at the scene, they went into the water and pulled the two people back to the shore.

It is understood that the couple refused to be sent to the hospital.