{"id":1202747,"date":"2022-01-09T20:05:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T01:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1202747"},"modified":"2022-01-09T20:05:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T01:05:55","slug":"texas-man-jumps-in-water-and-rescues-motorist-from-sinking-car-undoubtedly-saving-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-man-jumps-in-water-and-rescues-motorist-from-sinking-car-undoubtedly-saving-his-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas: Man Jumps in Water and Rescues Motorist from Sinking Car, \u2018Undoubtedly\u2019 Saving His Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-man-jumps-in-water-and-rescues-motorist-from-sinking-car-undoubtedly-saving-his-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1202747&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/270309897_289010569919349_554383116344354921_n-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Authorities in Texas say a man saved a 63-year-old male motorist from drowning after his vehicle drove off of a ferry dock and plunged into a body of water.<\/p>\n<p>The incident <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HarrisCountyPrecinct8ConstablesOffice\/posts\/289013283252411\">occurred<\/a> in the early evening of December 31 at the Lynchburg Ferry Landing in Baytown, according to the Harris County Precinct 8 Constable\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>While in the parking lot of the nearby Monument Inn restaurant, Robert Moore and his wife watched as the vehicle drove off the ferry dock and into the water.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=289010576586015&amp;set=pb.100064312254728.-2207520000..&amp;type=3\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=289010576586015&amp;set=a.221346393352434&amp;type=3\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HarrisCountyPrecinct8ConstablesOffice\">Harris County Precinct 8 Constable&#8217;s Office<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=289010576586015&amp;set=a.221346393352434&amp;type=3\">Friday, January 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMr. Moore immediately ran to the edge of the landing and jumped into the water without regard for his own safety,\u201d wrote the constable\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Moore tried to gain access to the vehicle and had the driver unlock the doors, at which point the driver exited the car. Moore pulled him to the vehicle\u2019s bumper, and others helped the man to safety. The brave rescuer stayed with the man until first responders arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies with the constable\u2019s office were dispatched to the area at approximately 6:10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The 63-year-old motorist, who sustained minor injuries, was then transported to&nbsp;HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake Hospital, according to the constable\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis incident likely would have resulted in a loss of life and would have left a family in mourning,\u201d the constable\u2019s office wrote in its release. \u201cMr. Moore\u2019s swift response undoubtedly saved the man\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Houston Police Department\u2019s dive team <a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/lynchburg-ferry-landing-man-saves-stranger-vehicle-under-water-houston-police-departments-dive-team\/11442431\/\">responded<\/a> to the scene and recovered the vehicle, according to ABC 13.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=289010693252670&amp;set=pb.100064312254728.-2207520000..&amp;type=3\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=289010693252670&amp;set=a.221346393352434&amp;type=3\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HarrisCountyPrecinct8ConstablesOffice\">Harris County Precinct 8 Constable&#8217;s Office<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=289010693252670&amp;set=a.221346393352434&amp;type=3\">Friday, January 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities in Texas say a man saved a 63-year-old male motorist from drowning after his vehicle drove off of a ferry dock and plunged into a body of water. 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