Watch: UK Man Rescues Woman-Daughter Trapped In A Sinking Car, Hailed As A 'Hero'
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Without thinking of his safety, Mr. Stych bravely entered the depths before smashing a window and pulling the child out of the car.
A man in Birmingham is being hailed a "hero" after he rescued a mother and her child who were trapped inside a submerged car. According to Sky News, Liam Stych and his partner Tia Draper were out for a walk in Hall Green, Birmingham, when they saw a Fiat Punto sinking into flood water. Without thinking of his safety, Mr. Stych bravely entered the depths before smashing a window and pulling the child out of the car. He quickly hurled her into his partner's lap, who was standing on the bridge filming the incident. He also managed to save the woman before securing the vehicle to the bridge to stop it being washed away. Local hero in Hall Green entered the flood water and rescued a 3 year old child and the driver, before securing the vehicle to the bridge to prevent it being washed away. #hero@WMPolice@WestMidsFire@OFFICIALWMAS log 3194 2/1/24. pic.twitter.com/CaVAOFxOm0 It's staggering to me that the driver entered the water to begin with… pic.twitter.com/d4nDS3oZ4A
Officers at the scene praised the act of bravery and labelled him a "local hero".The official X handle of West Midlands Police Drones shared a picture of the car tied to the bridge and wrote, ''Local hero in Hall Green entered the flood water and rescued a 3-year-old child and the driver, before securing the vehicle to the bridge to prevent it being washed away.''
Here is the image:
