Two fishing buddies Brock Newcomb and Tyler Dauzat had just seconds when they saw an elderly man’s car sink into a Louisiana river last Saturday. Their swift actions prevented a likely drowning, according to authorities.
From Fox Weather:
Newcomb and Dauzat were fishing on the Cane River near Bermuda when an 80-year-old driver veered off Louisiana Highway 494, down an embankment, and into the 12-foot-deep water. Deputies said the men initially mistook the sinking vehicle for a submerged boat but quickly realized it was a car. Without hesitation, they raced their boat to the scene.
Seeing the driver inside as the car began to sink, the fishermen yelled at him to lower his window. He complied, appearing disoriented and with a cut on his face. Newcomb and Dauzat struggled to free the man, whose feet appeared to be tangled.
Undeterred, they managed to grab the man by his belt and pull him through the window to safety aboard their boat. They quickly rushed him to a nearby boat launch, where he received medical attention before being transported to a hospital. He is expected to survive.
For Newcomb and Dauzat, they remain humble about their actions.
“We just did what anyone would do. We saw someone in need and did our best to help,” the men told deputies. “We’re just glad we were able to get him out of there.”
“What Brock and Tyler did was nothing short of heroic,” Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Stuart Wright said. “They risked their own safety to help a stranger in need, and without their intervention, the outcome could have been much worse.”
True heroes … Brock and Tyler!
2/23/25