Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Mom and 2 Kids From Car That Swerved Into Reservoir in South Africa
South African firefighter Prince Zwide Masuku may not have been on the clock when he encountered a family of three in distress, but that didn’t stop him from saving their lives.
Masuku, 32, was driving home through flooded streets after a nightshift at Fairview fire station on Nov. 1 when he witnessed a car swerve off the road. The car rolled near Huntersfield Stadium in Katlehong and slipped into a reservoir.
“I was driving in the oncoming lane and saw the car swerving and immediately made a U-turn, stopped, and jumped into the water to get the family out of the car,” Masuku related to Sowetan Live.