Two City of Chester (PA) firefighters saved a man from drowning in a creek, reports WPVI-TV Philadelphia.
It was about 11:30 p.m. that a call came in about a man drowning in Chester Creek at Ethel Waters Park off of Route 291.
Battalion Chief Charles Hopkins says the 48-year-old man was face down and not moving and it was thought that it would be a recovery operation.
“I saw his hand rise up and as I pulled him up he took a breath and latched on to me. As he latched on to me, he started to pull me down into the water,” James Krapf said.
“I was a lifeguard for a little bit so I know when people start panicking, trying to catch that breath, trying to get out of the water, it could turn into a bad situation,” Kevin Crews said.
Crews reached over and pulled the man back and got him to calm down. Both firefighters then brought him to shore.
As of Monday night, the man is hospitalized, but he is alive.
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