Beachgoers use life ring to save 2 girls from water in Northwest Indiana
PORTER, Ind. -- Police in Northwest Indiana are crediting quick-thinking beachgoers for saving several swimmers in distress this past weekend.Around 6:45 p.m. this past Sunday, Porter police were called to Porter Beach on Lake Michigan for a drowning. They noticed a life ring missing from the post where it is normally kept—and beachgoers said it had been used to rescue several kids in the water.
Jason Holaway remained on the shore to direct emergency personnel—and saw the girl go under and then back to up to the surface. Just in the nick of the time, police said, the man with the life ring tossed it her way and pulled her safely to shore, police said.Porter fire personnel brought both girls to the parking lot. They had come to the beach together and were reunited safely with their parents—while deciding further medical treatment was not needed, police said.
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