COLUMBUS, Ind. — A 29-year-old man is being praised for saving a teenager who was drowning in a Columbus river Sunday evening.
Around 6:30 p.m. July 7, a 13-year-old boy was swimming in the east fork of White River, near Mill Race Park, when he began struggling to swim. The teen started yelling for help when a man on a nearby park trail heard his cry and jumped into the water to rescue him.
Once the man reached the boy, both of them floated down the river and tried to get out but couldn't climb up the steep bank on the side.
That's when the Columbus Fire Department arrived and launched an inflatable rescue boat and pulled the boy and man safely out of the water.
CFD says neither of the two were injured in the incident.
The department would also like to remind those who plan to swim to take caution of the dangers associated with rivers, such as strong currents or hidden obstacles under the water.
"If swimming in a river, never swim alone and consider a floatation device," CFD wrote.
Columbus is approximately 50 miles southeast of Indianapolis.
