An unfortunate man’s attempt to put a twist in his ALS Ice Bucket Challenge ended up in a disaster. 
Carl Pritchard، 21، had hoped to really impress his friends by jumping in to freezing waters of the Newcastle’s Quayside on Saturday، after being nominated to the infamous ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
However، he ended up struggling to keep his head above the waters and had to be saved. Pritchard was tad bit lucky that the power boat racer Daren Ford happened to be at the right place at the right time during his race in a Grand Prix event.
Carl Pritchard attempting his Ice Bucket Challenge | Photo: SWNS
Carl jumps in to the freezing waters of Newcastle’s Quaysid | Photo: SWNS
Carl struggling in the freezing waters | Photo: SWNS
Gary Bary، SWNS، an onlooker on the site said that despite Carl being a local، he had no clue what he was getting in to.
Power boat racer Ford saving Carl from the freezing water | Photo: SWNS
Ford، who is NE1 Newcastle Zapcat Racing champion، heard Pritchard’s cries for help and was able to retrieve him with the help of the event safety team.
Pritchard was later transferred to hospital by ambulance.