One of the witnesses who jumped in to save the family with two young kids said he was 'far from a hero... I just thank god that we were able to get the family out safe.' FOX13
The rescue was reported on Wednesday morning in Assumption Parish, located in the south-central portion of Louisiana.
Two people witnessed the crash and separately stopped to help, later identified by police as Jeff Lapeyrouse, from Bourg, Louisiana, and Chase Dupre, from the town of Chauvin, authorities said. Lapeyrouse and Dupre both jumped into the water and were able to open a door on the Toyota, working together to safely pull all four of the family members from the car, according to the Louisiana State Police. Shocking video shows a good Samaritan coming to the rescue of an elderly man being attacked and robbed in Hollywood. Surveillance video shows a person sucker punch an elderly man getting tackled by a business owner.
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