© Ina FassbenderThe Rhine river in the western German town of Krefeld.
Don't expect this story to be shared on the anti-migrant hate sites popping up around Europe, but people who aren't xenophobic are celebrating one refugee's Sunday heroics in Germany.
A 21-year-old Pakistani walking with a friend in the city of Krefeld spotted a man fall into the Rhine river while urinating, the Local
reported, citing a German police report.
After telling his friend to contact emergency services, the migrant jumped into the chilly waters and bravely rescued the 20-year-old
"Krefelder" who had been one of the 80,000 people at the local
Karneval celebration.
Police described the rescue as a
"selfless" act.
The unnamed migrant currently lives in a communal refugee home in the city.
Both men emerged from the water uninjured.
The only arrest made during Krefeld's
Karneval was of a local man, police say.
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