well when you think of a typical vacation, you think of relaxation. that was not the case for this virginia guy who was a father four. he is a bona fide a vacation hero. >> once he arrived in florida, he thought it would be a nice fishing vacation, but he kept getting interrupted to save lives. abc's dan harris has the details. >> reporter: it started as a simple family vacation near tampa, florida. gus hertz's wife looked out the window of their condo and saw that a driver had gone off the road, down this hill, and to the water under this bridge. >> she yells, there's a car in the water. so i ran out the door. she called 911. >> reporter: the driver who had a diabetic episode was unconscious but breathing. gus and this local fisherman pulled him out. >> another, 3, 4 minutes he would have drowned. >> reporter: as gus was trying to restart his vacation by going fishing, he looked up and saw a small ultralight plane crashing into the water.