The Broward Sheriff’s Office released a video on Friday showing a woman’s rescue from a sinking car.
Detective Robert Rutkowski, Deputy Zachary Kerin, and Keith Costa, an off-duty Fort Lauderdale Fire captain, worked together on May 1 in Pompano Beach.
“The body-worn camera shows an incredible rescue. It shows the difference between how tragedy and survival was measured in just seconds. The driver is alive today because of their quick actions,” Sheriff Dr. Gregory Tony said in a statement.
Kerin’s hand was injured as he shattered the car’s passenger-side window, so they could pull the woman out of the car.
Pompano Beach Fire Rescue personnel and other BSO deputies also responded to the canal in the area of South Palm Aire Drive and South Powerline Road.
Rutkowski said he grabbed a flotation device from a deputy who had it ready to go, and he quickly jumped in the water.
Deputies had tied a yellow rope to the red flotation device, held it, and pulled it during the rescue.
“Our job was to save a life; that’s what we did,” Rutkowski said, according to a video BSO released. “We were successful.”
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