BURAIDAH — A Saudi scholarship student will be awarded the Australian ‘Medal of Courage’ for saving a native from drowning in Docklands River some two years ago. Ahmed Al-Muhaimeed from Al-Qassim University will be the first non-Australian to receive the award after its approval by the Governor General of Australia recently. Al-Muhaimeed recalled that he was on a leisure walk along with his friends in the vicinity of the Docklands River. He heard the drowning man shouting for help. Al-Muhaimeed straightaway jumped into the river without even thinking for a second that the area was shark-infested. Al-Muhaimeed was successful in dragging the quinquagenarian man to safety. Al-Muhaimeed sounds very modest: "What I have done constitutes part of the morals and principles of Saudi society. I felt proud when I received a written approval from the Governor-General of Australia to award me the Australian ‘Medal of Courage’. God willing, I will receive the medal after the end of the corona pandemic." Al-Muhaimeed completed his studies and got a master"s degree in accounting and returned to the Kingdom. As to risking his life to save the drowning man, Al-Muhaimeed said: “Without any hesitation, I left my mobile phone and my wallet at the shores and jumped into the water and dragged the drowning man to safety. The man was heftily built — approximately 120 kg. After that I requested passersby to fetch a rescue boat. The man was provided first aid and taken to a hospital to ensure everything was OK as he swallowed lots of river water. Then I was honored by the governor of Melbourne, in the presence of the family members of the man I rescued."