First responders in Kenner, Louisiana, made an incredible rescue Friday when several people desperately needed help.
A few minutes after 1:00 a.m., a car with two adults and a child were involved in a single-car accident, and the vehicle ended up in the “sludge pit” of a construction zone, the Kenner Police Department explained in a social media post on Sunday.
Thanks to motorists’ 911 calls, Officer Clarence Carr responded in minutes and found the car sinking in the sludge. When he realized there were people inside, he went into the sludge and called for assistance:
While he began helping the people out of the car, water was pouring into the vehicle, which was sinking fast, the department’s post continued:
Officer Carr had to cut one unresponsive passenger from the vehicle. Officer Carr was assisted by Officers Hermann, Lawler, Washington, Varela and firefighters from the Kenner Fire Department who also went into the water and helped move the passengers out of danger. All occupants were transported to University Medical Center and were stabilized.
In November 2021, a similar instance happened in Hartville, Ohio, when an officer rescued a woman trapped inside her sinking car when it crashed into a retention pond.
“Officer Hanket was there within 5 seconds of the vehicle and driver entering the water and he was in the water next to the driver before she knew what had happened,” authorities said.
More recently, police in Aurora, Illinois, rescued a little boy who fell into an icy retention pond at an apartment complex and saved him and the woman who was trying to help him.
Meanwhile, social media users praised the first responders in Kenner for rescuing the individuals, one person writing, “Brave men and women. Prayers for their safety always.”
“Well Done!!! You all always make us so proud,” another commented.