all right? okay. reporter: on valentine s day 2009 tiffany dombrowski almost died. tiffany stopped breathing for 30 minutes after this pickup truck hit an ice crack while driving on the frozen lake winnebago and sank into the icy waters. also in the truck were tiffany s best friend, 9-year-old savannah kleinhans and savannah s dad, who both drowned. tiffany remained in a coma her fate uncertain. tiffany s father confided in me that they were so close that he was afraid that maybe tiffany would leave because she d want to be with savannah. reporter: but tiffany didn t leave, and three years later while recovering from her brain injury she s learning to scuba dive for the first time. are you ready for this? reporter: so she can become a rescue diver and one day save someone like savannah. if that s her motivation, it just warms my heart. we couldn t be happier and just to hear that she even wants to give this a shot is just a credit to her. reporter: tiffany s other
inspiration is connie lowy, her dive teacher. pull it. there you go. reporter: she was one of the first responders who saved tiffany s life that cold february day. they ve stayed in touch ever since. i was just thinking about that, and i wanted to be like somebody like connie. reporter: once in the water tiffany is fearless. even after all she s been through. don t even think about it. it doesn t bother me anymore. reporter: and after some basic training you re finally going to get to find out what it s like, huh? reporter: it s time for tiffany to see what it s like to breathe underwater. no matter how much bad happens, there s so much good that always comes out of it. reporter: lowy says many obstacles lie ahead before tiffany can become a certified diver. she s got a lot to still work on. so it s not like, you know, she has just overcome everything. reporter: but that long road is now a little shorter with tiffany s sheer determination and the support of th