Disabled Egor Fokine and his friend River Neva were ice fishing on river . Passers-by in St Petersburg , Russia , became concerned and raised alarm . When river police arrived Kovalev sprinted off leaving Fokine on thin ice . But wheelchair-bound fisherman was then told that he was not in trouble . Police launched a rescue mission on Boris Kovalev and took him to dry land .
Disabled Egor Fokine and his friend Boris Kovalev were ice fishing on river . Passers-by in St Petersburg , Russia , became concerned and raised alarm . When river police arrived Kovalev sprinted off leaving Fokine on thin ice . But wheelchair-bound fisherman was then told that he was not in trouble . Police launched a rescue mission on River Neva and took him to dry land .