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#TSRPositiveImages: Group Of Bystanders Rescued Florida Mother And Infant Son After Their SUV Crashed Into A Pond

<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">It always warms my heart when people come together to help out a stranger&period; One particular selfless act that deserves recognition happened in &num;Florida last week where a group of bystanders pulled off a water rescue&comma; saving a woman and her infant son&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Authorities say the woman lost control of her SUV on an on-ramp&comma; causing her to crash into a pond in &num;Lauderhill&comma; Florida&period; That’s when a group of good Samaritans sprung into action and pulled the woman and her 4-month-old son out of the water&comma; according to &commat;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;local10&period;com&sol;news&sol;florida&sol;broward&sol;woman-infant-son-rescued-from-suv-that-crashed-into-pond">local10news<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The woman and her son were rushed to a hospital where they were treated for injuries that thankfully were only minor&period; One of the first responder to help was a landscaper who said he was working a job in the area when he saw the SUV plunge into the water&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Miguel Enrique said he and his supervisor stopped their truck to help the victims&period; He dove into the water and first grabbed the baby and handed him to a bystander before helping the mother to safety&period; But the father of three says he’s no hero&comma; that he only did what he would expect someone else to do for his family&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Divers went into the water to make sure nobody else was inside before rescuers towed the SUV out of the pond&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The mother told authorities she was cut off by another vehicle and hit the brakes but lost control and drove over some grass and into the water&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">After the rescue&comma; Enrique declined to take the rest of the day off&comma; said his manager Betty Gerdts&comma; the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;sun-sentinel&period;com&sol;local&sol;broward&sol;lauderhill&sol;fl-ne-lauderhill-turnpike-car-water-20190201-story&period;html">Sun-Sentinal<&sol;a> reports&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I told him&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;No&comma; go home&comma; change&comma; take the day&comma;’” she said&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;And he says&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;No&comma; I’m going to change and go back&comma;’ and that’s what he did&period; He’s been with us for a while&period; We love him&period;”<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">What a good spirit that man has&excl;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">TSR STAFF&colon; Christina C&excl; &commat;cdelafresh<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine; 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