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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Bystanders Perform Water Rescue

The quick action of two bystanders saving a mans life in the early morning hours.

At quarter to one in the morning city fire receiving a call that a vehicle was in the water at the end of Millidge Avenue near the RKYC yacht club.

District Chief Gerry Morris says crews arrived on scene to find a truck submerged about 100 feet off shore.

Morris says two witnesses who were in the area heard the driver yelling that he couldn't swim, and swam out and brought the man to shore.

The man was checked out on the scene but did not need to be taken to hospital.

The truck was pulled out by local residents using their boat and their pick-up truck.

Police seized the vehicle while an investigation is ongoing.