Three boys saved a drowning angler after he was dragged into the lake by a big fish.

Chuchot Thippatuy, 60, was fishing alone when he hooked a whopper, causing him slipped when trying to lift it up in Songkhla, southern Thailand.

The elderly man, who cannot swim, stumbled down the steep bank and plunged into the dirty lake.

A group of children heard the pensioner calling for help in the water and rushed over to help last Thursday afternoon (March 26).

Phichet Sooksawat, 13, Anat Nhuparn, 11, and Anat Boonkerd, 11, yelled to get the attention of a security guard from a nearby supermarket.

They then held a long steel rod so the guard in the yellow T-shirt could clamber down the bank and drag the fisherman to safety.

Footage shows how the security guard climber down the steep slope with one hand on the stick. He then used his free hand to reach the drowning angler.

It took more than ten minutes to bring the old man up, while the three boys were joined by another man in a blue shirt as they held the bar on the shore.

The rescued angler said: "I was fishing alone at the bank, but after the fish had bitten I stepped down then slipped into the water. I didn't realise how deep it was.

"I cannot swim. It was lucky for me that these three boys heard me calling for help or I would have died."

The lads said they were playing near the city water and heard someone calling for help.

Phichet, the oldest of the group, said: "We were walking around the scene and heard the old man screaming loudly. We decided to save his life and call the adults to help him. We are so proud of ourselves that we could save him.''

Three boys saved a drowning angler after he caught a large fish which dragged him into the water.

Chuchot Thippatuy, 60, was fishing alone when he hooked the whopper, which was so strong he slipped while trying to land it in Songkhla, southern Thailand.

The elderly man - who could not swim - stumbled down the steep bank and plunged into the dirty lake.

A group of children heard the pensioner calling for help in the water and rushed over to help last Thursday afternoon (March 26).

Phichet Sooksawat, 13, Anat Nhuparn, 11, and Anat Boonkerd, 11, yelled to get the attention of a security guard from a nearby supermarket.

They then held the a long steel rod so the guard in the yellow t-shirt could clamber down the bank and drag the fisherman to safety.

Footage shows how the security guard climber down the steep slope with one hand on the stick. He then used his free hand to reach the drowning angler.

It took more than ten minutes to bring the old man up, while the three boys were joined by another man in a blue shirt as they held the bar on the shore.

The rescued angler said: "I was fishing alone at the bank, but after the fish had bitten I stepped down then slipped into the water. I didn't realise how deep it was.

"I cannot swim. It was lucky for me that these three boys heard me calling for help or I would have died."

The lads said they were playing near the city water and heard someone calling for help.

Phichet, the oldest of the group, said: "We were walking around the scene and heard the old man screaming loudly. We decided to save his life and call the adults to help him. We are so proud of ourselves that we could save him.''