Tourist who saved girl from drowning on Fort Lauderdale Beach speaks out after hospitalization
Tourist who saved girl from drowning on Fort Lauderdale Beach speaks out after hospitalization
Tourist who saved girl from drowning on Fort Lauderdale Beach speaks out after hospitalization
A tourist visiting Fort Lauderdale Beach said he would do it all over again, even if it meant risking his life.
Eslam Saad, who jumped into the ocean on Father's Day to rescue a young girl from drowning, is now out of the hospital and speaking publicly for the first time.
Good Samaritan speaks after ocean rescue
Saad was on the beach with his family when he heard screaming and saw a young girl struggling in the water.
He dove in immediately, pulling her safely to shore, though the rescue nearly cost him his life.
"I would do it again. I will get a huge bill, but I'll do it no matter the consequences," Saad said.
Tragic outcome for girl's father
Tragically, the girl's father, 33-year-old Antwon Wilson of Lauderhill, also entered the water to help and drowned.
The call for help came around 7:20 p.m. Sunday near the B Ocean Resort on Fort Lauderdale Beach, just 20 minutes after lifeguards had gone off duty.
Ocean Rescue lieutenants who were wrapping up their day heard the call and rushed to the scene.
Wilson was found underwater minutes later. Paramedics began lifesaving efforts and transported him to Broward Health Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Daughter in fair condition
Both of Wilson's daughters were ultimately rescued. One of them, the girl Saad saved, remains hospitalized in fair condition.
Fort Lauderdale police said the drowning appears to be accidental and they are continuing a death investigation.
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