On August 1, a 50-year-old man, a full namesake of Russian musician…
On August 1, a 50-year-old man, a full namesake of Russian musician Andrei Makarevich, fell from the Bogdana Khmelnitskogo Bridge into the Moscow River while intoxicated and nearly drowned. Rescuers pulled him from the water, and he sustained a bruise to his left thigh.
Consensus
- The incident occurred on August 1.
- The man fell from the Bogdana Khmelnitskого Bridge in Moscow.
- The man was intoxicated at the time of the incident.
- Rescuers retrieved the man from the Moscow River.
- The man sustained a bruise to his left thigh.
- The man is a full namesake of musician Andrei Makarevich.
Points of divergence
- The man jumped with the intention of finding a 'new turn' in life and to determine whether the river bottom was a deep pool or a shallow ford. — vm
- The man previously jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City and survived. — vm
- Special forces personnel arrived at the scene, not just regular rescuers. — vm
- The man was 50 years old and fell into the Moscow River due to excessive alcohol consumption. — riamo
- The man had a severe hangover after the incident. — vesti
- It is unknown whether hospitalization was required at the time of publication. — riamo
Coverage (3 sources)
- Drunk Andrei Makarevich fell from a bridge and almost drowned in the Moskva River — РИАМО
- From the Moskva River, an inebriated Andrei Makarevich was fished out, writes SHOT — Вести
- Shot: Full Makarevich* twin jumped off a bridge and almost drowned in the Moskva River — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Andrei Makarevich
- Moscow
- SHOT
- Moscow River
- Bohdan Khmelnytsky
- Russia
- VM
- Москва-реке
- Moscow River
- Likhoye on the Moskva River