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CTV News
19-05-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Soccer player's life saved by opponents after suffering cardiac arrest during a game
Watch A Minnesota man is lucky to be alive after going into cardiac arrest during a game, with two members of the opposite team jumping into action to give him CPR.
Daily Mail
17-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Incredible footage captures moment drowning young girl caught in rip current is saved by fisherman's drone
This is the incredible moment a Florida fisherman saved a young girl from drowning in a riptide by using a drone to drop a life preserver. Andrew Smith, of Pensacola, was scouting the water off Fort Pickens Beach for sharks with his SwellPro Fisherman Max drone when he spotted a young girl, who was not identified, caught up in a riptide, Fox 4 Now reported. 'There was this girl screaming: "Can anybody swim?"' he recalled to the outlet. Smith, who cannot swim, was desperate to help her when he noticed several life preservers on the beach on Thursday. Using his drone, he grabbed one and flew it to the girl. 'I flew it out there and I missed really bad on the first drop,' he told Fox 10. 'A lady grabbed another one for me. I was pretty nervous, we flew it out there and we got it down to her.' Video footage, shot by fellow beachgoer Robert Nay, showed Smith's second attempt of getting the floatation device down to her. The drone can be seen dragging the device through heavy wind and gray skies as it drops to nearly water level for the girl to grab onto. 'She got it, woo!' a bystander yelled. 'She was way out there. If I didn't get her with that one, I don't know if she would have made it any longer,' Smith told Fox 10. First responders arrived shortly after and were able to pull the girl to safety. The young girl was swimming with two other girls when she got caught in the riptide, Nay wrote on Facebook. A single red flag was flying on the beach that day, indicating that beachgoers should avoid going into the water. No lifeguards are currently stationed at the beach and won't be until Memorial Day. '[Smith] literally saved her life and bought time for fire and rescue to get there!' Nay said. The fisherman's drone is designed to be used while fishing and has the ability to hold up to two life jackets. 'The drone has two releases on the bottom and can be used for fishing, and you can carry two life jackets on it and get to people fast. It has a camera on it too, so I could see the girl's head on the camera,' he told the outlet. No lifeguards are currently stationed at the beach and won't be until Memorial Day. The girl's father contacted Smith after the event, 'actually crying and thanking me,' he told Fox 4 Now. Smith hopes in the future he won't have to use his drone to save another life, but is grateful to have been able to help.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Man Reunites with 14-Year-Old Boy Who Saved His Life After He Became Paralyzed at Sea While Paddleboarding
A man in Devon, England, was reunited with the 14-year-old boy who saved him after he became temporarily paralyzed while paddleboarding in rough waters on April 25 Gavin Bowden, 60, lost feeling in his arms and legs after getting hit on the head with his board The teen, Oscar, who is a junior lifesaver, pulled Gavin back up onto his board and kept him calm and stable for 30 minutes until help finally arrived A man was recently reunited with the 14-year-old 'little hero' who saved his life after he was injured at sea. Gavin Bowden, 60, was paddleboarding in Saunton Sands, a beach in Devon, England, on April 25, when a large wave knocked into his board, causing it to collide with his head and rendering him temporarily paralyzed in rough waters, per the BBC. That's when Oscar, 14, a junior surf lifesaver, appeared, per the outlet. Acting entirely alone, Oscar pulled Gavin back onto his board and signaled to shore for help. He then kept Gavin calm and secure for 30 minutes while they waited for aid to arrive. "I saw someone had been injured on their board and just instinctively went over to them to see if they were okay, which they weren't and then I helped them,' Oscar told the BBC. He added, "I was quite scared at the beginning that I wouldn't be able to lift him because he's quite a big guy but I just had the determination to help him." Related: Olympic Kite Surfer Saves Drowning Woman in Dramatic Video: Watch Oscar then explained that he had made the calculated decision to pull Gavin further away from shore as opposed to attempting to bring him closer to land, due to the fact that they would have had to face a rough section of water. "I knew he had a big board strapped to his leg and if I tried to go in and a wave came and he gets hit off, he'd get dragged in and I might lose sight of him — it could've just got so much worse," he explained. While speaking to the BBC, Gavin recalled that he found himself face down in the water without feeling in his arms or legs after the blow to his head, but he somehow managed to flip himself over onto his back before Oscar arrived. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "I called 'help' three times and then Oscar was there and said, 'I'm here.' He was trying to hang on to me and trying to wave and I was saying, 'Don't leave me kid, don't leave me,' and he was saying, 'I won't leave you, I won't leave you.' " Help eventually arrived, and Gavin was taken to the Royal Devon Hospital in Exeter for emergency treatment. Gavin — who said he still has some numbness in his hands due to his injury — was ultimately released from the hospital. He soon reunited with his young savior, per a BBC follow-up piece. In a video of the special reunion, Gavin can be seen thanking Oscar and giving him a big hug. 'They sent me a guardian angel that day," he told the outlet in the follow-up piece, calling Oscar 'my little hero.' Related: Surfer Rescues Man Who Nearly Drowned in N.C. While Spreading Daughter's Ashes in Ocean Gavin also recalled that Oscar expertly adhered to his junior lifeguard training. "He started trying to reassure me, asking me my name and about my family and whether I was married, all the stuff he's obviously been trained to do, he was really good,' he said. Neil Phillips, a coach at Saunton Sands Surf Life Saving Club, told the outlet that Oscar achieved a "textbook rescue." "Oscar talked to Gavin, he protected him, he got him up on his board, he kept giving him reassurance all the time and he wasn't tempted to bring Gavin in through the break, which would have been a disaster with a neck injury,' he said in the follow-up. "He was just amazing, absolutely fantastic,' Phillips added. Read the original article on People
