Firefighters rescue illegal immigrant from Canal dos Patos

A man who allegedly attempted an illegal crossing from Zhuhai into Macau on Tuesday night has been rescued by firefighters from  the Canal dos Patos (the Duck Canal).
Information from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said that they received a report around 9 p.m. from a passerby, who claimed a man in his 30s was lying in a section of the canal outside Edificio Cheng Chong, a public housing project in Ilha Verde, screaming for help.
Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found that the man was suffering from a waist injury. The Macau Customs Service and the Public Security Police also dispatched personnel to the scene.
CB said that the man did not have any identification documents with him. It is alleged that he was trying to cross the border into Macau illegally, and accidentally fell into the canal.
Due to the rough terrain and a fence erected on the bank of the canal, firefighters had to spend time transferring the man to a stretcher before moving him to a gate around 100 meters from the scene. He was then transported to the hospital by an ambulance.