By Chuck Campbell
Knoxville News-Sentinel
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Don’t be surprised if there’s a sudden spike in swimmers-in-distress calls in Jacksonville, Fla.
Last Tuesday afternoon, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office got a call about a body floating in the St. John’s River near the Main Street Bridge. When officers arrived, Sgt. Billy Irvin “immediately entered the water to rescue the person” – who turned out to be a woman who was alive, according to the JSO’s Facebook page.
Sgt. Irvin was able to pull the woman from the river with assistance from three construction workers who were on a nearby job site.
The Facebook post included a photo of a still-soaked Sgt. Irvin in his wet T-shirt and pants, holding his boots, to illustrate this story with a happy ending.
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