A pair of cross-county campers are being credited with saving the life of a motorist after his vehicle rolled into the Mississippi River at an Interstate 90 rest area in southeastern Minnesota.
The motorist had a medical emergency Monday while traveling on I-90 and he pulled into the Dresbach rest area, where he lost control of the vehicle, according to a Facebook post from the Winona County Sheriff’s Office. He traveled down a steep embankment and landed in the Mississippi.
While on a cross-country camper trip, Brittany Pashkow and Dustin Colson-Leaning were parked at the rest area and saw the vehicle roll into the river. Pashkow called 911 and Colson-Leaning jumped into action to help the motorist, who was semi-conscious in the vehicle.
The vehicle was submerging into the river and Colson-Leaning was able to pull the driver’s door open to free the motorist. He then assisted the man to shore to receive medical care.
“I’d like to thank them for being in the right place at the right time AND taking immediate action,” Winona County Sheriff Ron Ganrude of the couple said in an email.
The vehicle was completely submerged by the time law enforcement arrived on the scene, the Facebook post said.
The motorist was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
“Without the quick actions of Brittany and Dustin, the end result would have been a lot different,” the sheriff’s office wrote in the post. “We wish them safe travels as they make their way back to Massachusetts, and we want to applaud them for their life saving efforts.”
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