By Amanda Spence
FISHKILL, N.Y. — New York State Trooper Francis Rush sprang into action to save a man that drove his vehicle into a pond and the daring rescue was caught on bodycam footage.
According to Mid Hudson News, the incident occurred on August 17 when Trooper Rush responded to the call in which the vehicle was submerged in 15 feet of water.
Rush got into the water and swam toward the vehicle, where the driver was unconscious. He pulled the driver out and back onto dry land, saving his life in the process. The man had driven into the pond after experiencing a medical emergency.
A thorough search by rescue divers determined no other people had been in the vehicle at the time. The driver was treated on the scene before being transported to a nearby hospital.