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Related: About this forumAfter hearing screams, Florida teen jumps into murky canal and pulls 56-year-old man to safety.
After hearing screams, a Florida teen jumps into a murky canal and pulls a 56-year-old man to safety.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (AP) When a 19-year-old auto parts employee heard screams coming from a nearby canal, he stripped to his boxers, jumped into the water and pulled a 56-year-old man to safety.
Nic Berry tells The Daytona Beach News-Journal that he gave the man a bag of chips, a bottle of water and a ride home last Wednesday in New Smyrna Beach. The man told Barry he fell into the water while walking home from a hospital where his wife had been admitted. ... The man refused medical help.
Berrys mother, Melody Moses, says shes proud that her son did something that not a lot of people wouldve done in a lifetime.
On July 9, three Florida teens stood on a bank and watched a man drown while recording the scene and mocking him.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (AP) When a 19-year-old auto parts employee heard screams coming from a nearby canal, he stripped to his boxers, jumped into the water and pulled a 56-year-old man to safety.
Nic Berry tells The Daytona Beach News-Journal that he gave the man a bag of chips, a bottle of water and a ride home last Wednesday in New Smyrna Beach. The man told Barry he fell into the water while walking home from a hospital where his wife had been admitted. ... The man refused medical help.
Berrys mother, Melody Moses, says shes proud that her son did something that not a lot of people wouldve done in a lifetime.
On July 9, three Florida teens stood on a bank and watched a man drown while recording the scene and mocking him.
New Smyrna teen pulls man from murky creek
By Tony Holt
Posted Jul 24, 2017 at 3:47 PM
Updated Jul 24, 2017 at 10:43 PM
NEW SMYRNA BEACH An 19-year-old auto parts store employee was changing a customers car battery when he heard screams coming from a creek across the street.
When he realized a distressed man was in the water, Nic Berry stripped to his boxers, jumped in and pulled the victim about 100 feet under a low-lying bridge and onto a dry bank.
If that wasnt enough, once the man felt well enough, the teen gave him a bag of potato chips, a bottle of water and a lift home.
I told him to have a happy day and not to fall into any more ponds, Berry said, recalling the way he elicited a smile and a laugh from the thankful, but shaken man after he dropped him off at home.
By Tony Holt
Posted Jul 24, 2017 at 3:47 PM
Updated Jul 24, 2017 at 10:43 PM
NEW SMYRNA BEACH An 19-year-old auto parts store employee was changing a customers car battery when he heard screams coming from a creek across the street.
When he realized a distressed man was in the water, Nic Berry stripped to his boxers, jumped in and pulled the victim about 100 feet under a low-lying bridge and onto a dry bank.
If that wasnt enough, once the man felt well enough, the teen gave him a bag of potato chips, a bottle of water and a lift home.
I told him to have a happy day and not to fall into any more ponds, Berry said, recalling the way he elicited a smile and a laugh from the thankful, but shaken man after he dropped him off at home.
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After hearing screams, Florida teen jumps into murky canal and pulls 56-year-old man to safety. (Original Post)
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FM123
(10,053 posts)1. Heartwarming story, restores my faith in humanity.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,652 posts)2. That was incredibly brave. Water rescues are dangerous!