The car submerged in the river.Photo: Cambridge Fire Department
A pair of coaches from Northeastern University were in the right place at the right time when they witnessed a man drive his car into a river and were able to pull him to safety in Massachusetts.
Ina tweet on Mondayafter the dramatic ordeal, Northeastern University’sMen Rowing teamidentified the heroic duo as Assistant Coach Trevor Appier and Volunteer Assistant Coach Beatrice Sims.
“Proud of Trevor Appier and Beatrice Sims for their heroic actions tonight along the Charles River,” wrote the team from the private university in Boston.
The incident unfolded just before 7:40 p.m. on Flagg Street and Memorial Drive in Cambridge, which is located right on the Charles River, according to theCambridge Fire Department.
Police believe the man — only identified as a 23-year-old resident of Exeter — suffered a medical episode before driving his vehicle off the bridge and into the river, CBS affiliateWPRIreported.
Dive teams searching for any other people in the water.Cambridge Fire Department
Witness Mark McDermott told Boston independent stationWHDHhe was jogging in the area when he saw the car plunge into the water.
“We ended up throwing out life jackets to the person that was in the car,” Sims added, per WPRI.
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As they reflect on the dramatic ordeal, all three witnesses are feeling grateful that nothing worse occurred.
“I’m just thankful everyone’s okay, especially the woman and the child. They were the ones that narrowly escaped,” McDermott told WHDH.
source: people.com
