Horror for “Moulin Rouge!” star Ewan McGregor when he fell into the freezing waters off the coast of Scotland at night — and was instantly seized by a current so strong he nearly drowned, he told friends. Ewan slipped while disembarking from a barge onto a boat during filming of the movie “Young Adam,” and icy fear gripped him as a strong current pushed him away from the boat and into the darkness. Crew members panicked as they lost sight of the star, and two crew members dove into the water. Guided by his shouts, they located him, maneuvered him into a rescue ring tossed from the barge and got him back aboard. Unhurt, but shivering in near-hypothermia, Ewan was quickly ferried back to shore for dry clothes and a hot bath.
EWAN McGREGOR PULLED FROM A WATERY GRAVE
