The three-time world jump rope champion used his skills to save a boy and his dog who fell into a semi-frozen lake.
David Fisher, three-time world jump rope champion, used his skills to save a boy and his dog from drowning in a frozen lake.
The rescue took place on December 14th last year; Fisher’s son, Felix, heard screams and alerted his father. The two then followed the cries for help and found the 18-year-old boy and his dog trying to get out of the lake.
According to WRTV Indianapolis, Fisher said that his neighbor’s dog was chasing geese on the semi-frozen lake and fell into the water. The boy tried to help the animal and got into trouble himself.
“The boy went in to try to save his dog, and then he was swimming in the middle of the ice lake, screaming, ‘I’m going to drown, I’m going to drown!'”, he said.
It was then that Fisher, who coincidentally writes books about a superhero who jumps rope, ran to grab his jump ropes to save the boy and his animal. “I instinctively went straight to my jump rope bag,” explained David.
“I went to the ice lake, and as I started to go there, I could hear the ice cracking under my feet,” Fisher said. “When I finally got there, I threw the rope to him, and he grabbed it, and little by little, we pulled him out of the ice lake.”
This week, Fisher and his son were honored for their brave act; “I’ve always known that Westfield is full of brave and big-hearted people, but what David and Felix did is absolutely remarkable,” said Scott Willis, the city’s mayor.
“Their courageous actions are the definition of what it means to care for others. We are proud to honor them with this well-deserved award.”
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