Moment distracted newsreader plunged into freezing canal while texting her boyfriend

This smitten newsreader was so engrossed in texting her boyfriend she walked straight into a freezing canal - and the hilarious episode was captured on camera. CCTV footage shows Laura Safe - who joked that she should change her name to Unsafe - plunging into the icy water of the canal in Birmingham. A passing businessman is seen trying to warn Miss Safe to look out, but by the time she takes her eyes off her phone, it is too late. The heroic passer-by, 34-year-old Neil Edginton, rushed to Miss Sa
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