Good Samaritans hold trapped man’s head above water as his truck sinks, Florida cops say

A driver trapped in his sinking truck was kept alive when two good Samaritans jumped in and held his head above water, Florida investigators say.

It happened Saturday, Sept. 7, along Florida’s Space Coast, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Multiple 911 callers reported seeing a pickup crash through a guardrail on the Pineda Causeway and plummet into the water, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

When Deputy Bradley McLaughlin swam to the truck, he found the driver’s lower body was stuck in the cab and two bystanders were “holding the driver’s head above water, partially out of the vehicle.”

The good Samaritan’s were identified as Ariana Ebert and Don Cobb.

“As the car continued to sink they did what they could to keep his head above the water and attempted to provide life-saving measures,” Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said in the release.

“At one point, Ariana even dove under the water to see if she could free him!! Deputy James Basille soon joined in the rescue efforts as he entered the water and the driver was finally able to be pulled from the sinking car.”

Deputies and witnesses then worked to get the driver to shore, where Deputy Noah Kane began CPR, officials said.

“The driver was transported to the hospital where he remains in ICU,” the sheriff’s office said.

The driver’s identity and the cause of the crash have not been released as of Sept. 9. He was the only person in the vehicle, officials said.

Ivey called the many people who rushed to help “amazing and selfless.”

“Our deputies are trained to jump into action in emergency situations, and we would never ask citizens to put their own lives at risk,” Ivey said. “But to see them selflessly try to save someone in a truly scary situation, shows the kind of people that make up Brevard County.”

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