WTMJ’s Wis. Morning News defines an EVERYDAY HERO as “an average Jon/Jane Doe who, when they woke up one morning, had no idea they’d be saving a life.”
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In Santa Cruz, California: Surfer Darryl Virostko was surfing when he saw a boat “gunning it” near Steamer Lane and a group of surfers.
“I knew right away the wave was going to get him, you know, and when it hit him, we all just kind of kicked into action and like, we got to find these guys,” Virostko told KSBW Action 8 News.
The boat was carrying four children and their parents. The children were wearing life vests, but the parents were not, and all were thrown into the water. “It was chaos,” he said, describing the scene.
Watch video from a surfer’s GoPro camera.
First responders said the incident could have ended in tragedy without the surfers’ quick response.
Thank you for being EVERYDAY HEROES!
