Heroic Men Honored for Car, Plane Crash Rescues
"I did the same thing anyone else would do," 37-year-old Gus Hertz said after rescuing three people in two days. Hertz saw a car veer into Boca Ciega Bay and watched a plane crash into the water near the Skyway Bridge just 24 hours apart.
Some may see it as a greater power working miracles through Gus Hertz, who pulled a car crash victim from a submerged car one day and plucked two plane crash victims from the bay the next. Hertz sees it as plain luck. Hertz, who is visiting from Roanoke, Va., says he was in the right place at the right time, twice, calling himself a "lucky guy" for being nearby when a driver veered into the bay and a plane crashed into the water near the Skyway Bridge. Hertz rescued three people in two separate crashes, just one day apart. "I feel overwhelmed and amazed," Gus Hertz said after receiving the Heroic Citizen Award and key to the City from St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster and Chief James Large with St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue. On Thursday, …
Peter Mould
2:34 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
It is always good to hear stories involving good samaritans who are willing to help a stranger save his life. I wonder what caused the driver to lose control of his BMW and veered off the road. Was he drunk or was he avoiding a potential road hazard? Nonetheless, BMW and other car manufacturers could review the design of their cars to avoid drivers and passengers from not getting stuck inside the… more ›