Dramatic rescue after woman drives car into frigid water
THE FREEZING WATER THERE AND THAT'S WHEN SOME GOOD. WHEN SOME GOOD SAMARITANS SPRUNG INTO ACTION MANAGING. SAMARITANS SPRUNG INTO ACTION MANAGING TO SAVE THE DRIVER'S. INTO ACTION MANAGING TO SAVE THE DRIVER'S LIFE. LIFE. HERE'S LIZ KREUTZ WITH THAT VIDEO. WITH THAT VIDEO. >> Reporter: TONIGHT A HEART. >> Reporter: TONINIGHT A HEART RACING MOMENT CAUGHT. TONIGHT A HEART RACING MOMENENT CAUGHT ON VIDEO IN VIRGINIA. RACING MOMENT CAUGHT ON VIDEO IN N VIRGINIA BEACH, A GROUP OF. BEACH, A GROUP OF GOOD SAMARITANS JUMPING INTO FRIGID. GOOD SAMARITANS JUJUMPING INTO FRIGID WATERS TO RESCUE THE. JUMPING INTO FRIGID WATERS TO RESCSCUE THE DRIVER OF THIS. WATERS TO RESCUE THE DRIVER OF THIS SINKING SUV THAT. DRIVER OF THIS SINKING SUV THAT WITHIN MINUTES WAS. WITHIN MINUTES WAS UNDERWATER. >> IT'S S TILTED. UNUNDERWATER. >> IT'S TILTED. >> Reporter: THE. >> IT'S TILTED. >> Reporter: THE MAN HERE IS JEREMY. >> Reporter: THE MAN HERE I IS JEREMY WEH, A LONG TIME. WEH, A LONG TIME RESCUE SWIMMER IN THE NAVY, WHO TELLS. RESCUE SWIMMER IN THE NANAVY, WHO TELLS US HE HAPPENED TO BE. THE NAVY, WHO TELLS US HE HAPPENED TO BE EATING L LUNCH THERE.
US HE HAPPPPENED TO BE EATING LUNCH THERE WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD. WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD SPLASH. ININ THAT MOMENT. SPLASH. IN THAT MOMENT WHAT'S'S GOING THROUGH. WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOYOUR MIND? >> THERE'S A PERSON. . >> THERE'S A A PERSON IN THE WATER. THAT'S ALL I CARED. IN THE WATER. THAT'S ALL I CARED ABABOUT. THAT'S ALL I CARED ABOUT. OUR MOTTO IS SO. OUR MOTTO IS SO OTHERS MAY L LIVE, NOT GOING TO STAND BY. GOING TO STAND BY THE WAYSIDE. >> Reporter: WEH. THE WAYSIDE. >> R Reporter: WEH SAID IN THE WATER HE. SAID IN THE WATER HE BEGAN TALKING TO THE WOMAN BEHIND THE. BEGAN TALKING TO THE WOMAN BEBEHIND THE WHEEL WHO HE SAID. WHEEL WHO HE SAID APPEARED TO BE GOING THROUGH A MENTAL. THROUGH A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND DIDN'T WANT TO. HEALTH CRISIS AND DIDN'T WANT TO UNLOCK HER SEATBELT. DIDN'T WANT TO UNLOCK HER SEATBELT. EVENTUALLY HE HELPED. UNLOCK HER SEATBELT. EVENTUALLY HE HELPED CONVINCE HER AND THE. EVENTUALLY HE HELPED CONVINCE HER AND THE CAR NEARLY FULLY. CAR NEARLY FULLY SUBMERGED IN THE WATER, THEY MANAGED. SUBMERGED IN THE WATER, THEY Y MANAGED TO GET HER OUT. WATER, THEY MANAGED TO GET HER OUT. >> HE PULLS HER OUT. TO GET H HER OUT. >> HE PULLS HER OUT RIGHT IN THE NICK OF. RIGHT IN THE NICK OF TIME. I HELPED GRAB HER.
TIME. I HELPED GRAB HER AND THREW HER ON MY. HIP. SHE WAS CRYING AND I WAS HOLDING HER. WAS HOLDING HER. >> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY THE. >> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY THE DRIVER AND GOOD. OFFICIALS SAY THE DRIVER AND GOOD SAMARITANS WERE. DRIVER AND GOOD SAMARIRITANS WERE TAKEN TO THE. SAMARITANS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH. HOSPITAL WITH NONLIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. INJURIES. WEH SAID TODAY HE GOT A CALLLL FROM THE. WEH SAID TODAY HE GOT A CALL FROM THE E DRIVER'S BROTHER. OR. DRIVER'S BROTHER THANKING HIM FOR SAVING HIS SISISTER'S. LIFE. >> AT THE END OF THE DAY IT WAS JUST A. >> AT THE END OF THE DAY IT WAS JUST A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE. DAY IT WAS JUST A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE IN THE RIGHTHT PLACE.
