Joseph Diener, 16, and Dominic Viet, 15, were riding their bikes in Columbia, Missouri, on Friday to survey(调查) the damage after a heavy rainfall flooded parts of the city. All of a sudden they heard someone shouting for help.
The young woman was swimming with a friend at Jay Dix Station, where deep floodwaters had covered a basketball court. She was quickly drowning. “The first thing that came into my mind was to get into the water,” Dominic said. “We didn’t have time to think, her head was barely above the water and we could see her sinking more down every second. We didn’t think about the risks, we had to get her out.”
The two said they had the woman grab onto their shoulders because her legs were cramping and they were able to swim back to the shore. “There were some currents(水流) trying to pull us down too, because — I don’t know — it’s not normal water,” Dominic said. “She laid there for about five minutes, coughing up a lot of water and just not moving or talking,” Joseph said.
The woman was sent to a local hospital for check. Assistant Fire Chief Jerry Jenkins added that the woman was expected to be okay, though he did not know her present situation. In recognition of their bravery, the Columbia Fire Department will honor the boys with a “Citizen Life Safety Award” this week.
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