American tourist jumps into lake in Vietnam's hill town Da Lat to save woman

An American tourist jumped into Tuyen Lam Lake in Da Lat of Vietnam's Central Highlands on Oct. 23 and swam out to rescue a woman struggling in the water. The woman got into difficulty at nearly 4 p.m. near an observation tower by the lake's main dam in Xuan Huong-Da Lat Ward, Lam Dong Province. An American tourist saves a woman in Tuyen Lam Lake in Da Lat, Vietnam, Oct. 23, 2026. Video courtesy of a local residentThe tourist, identified only as Laszlo, was nearby and swam more than 20 m from the bank to reach her, bringing her back to shore in nearly two minutes.A representative of the lake's tourist area management board said the woman was then taken for emergency treatment and is now safe.The water at the spot is about 3-4 m deep. How she came to fall into the lake is still being looked into.Laszlo, around 50, is on vacation in Da Lat and staying at a hotel there. The management board plans to meet him alongside local authorities early next week to thank him for the rescue.Tuyen Lam Lake, a national tourist area about 7 km south of central Da Lat, covers around 320 hectares. Small islands dot its surface, pine forest surrounds it and one of its arms holds a flooded forest.