TERRIFYING PLUNGE: Bystanders rescue trapped driver after car plunges into Schuylkill River

Now it for a terrifying plunge into the Schuylkill River, bystanders raced to rescue a man who crashed his car into the river and began sinking, trapping him inside. It is Friday afternoon, I'm Sarah Bloomquist. And I'm Gray Hall in for Brian Taft. The big story on Action News is a heroic rescue after a dangerous situation along Kelly Drive. A nearby passerby jumping into action before first responders could arrive. Action News' John Paul joins us live in Fairmount Park with how this all played out happening just hours ago. All right, I'm going to show you this right now. They just pulled that car out of the Schuylkill River within the last few minutes. You see, divers had to attach that cable to it. They dragged it through the water. They just pulled it out. You can see the trunk open. There's nothing in there. And the real good news is there's no one in that driver's seat. The reason that is is because Good Samaritan saw that car go into the water and they dove in after it. A scare on the Schuylkill River as this red car with a man inside splashed into the water near Temple's Boathouse on Kelly Drive. Sitting there out front of the boathouse and we heard a huge splash and we looked and there was a red car floating in the river. It just so happened that Libby Peters, a star on the national rowing team, was sitting nearby filming a documentary. I got up and ran out to the dock and jumped in the water, swam out to the car. When she got there, she realized the door was locked and the car was sinking fast, but she managed to help pull him through an open window as others swam out to help. We were holding them up against the car car went under and just as that happened, there were two other two other swimmers got out there just in time and they had life jackets. Then a rowing coach from Temple took a boat out to that group and helped bring them all to safety. This confluence of events that brought all the right people here at the right time with the right skill set, you know, to be able to do what needed to be done today is really fortunate. The man was taken to the hospital for treatment as police divers began looking for the car that sank to the bottom. Everyone just relieved that this story had a happy ending. Just thank God that people were here and people, um, cared enough and did the right things. And, um, thank God he seems to be on his way to the hospital. And we're back out here live. That is the car that they just pulled out of the river. You notice that driver's window is down, and that is the reason they were able to get him out of the car because the door was locked. You heard it from those good Samaritans. You know, if it weren't for that window, they wouldn't be able to get him. And here's the other thing. Everyone we talked to says, Hey, I'm not a hero. Anyone would have done the same thing. But it's just amazing that all these people here at the right time. In fact, the coach from Temple says she's normally not even here during the summer. She should be here during the school year, and they just happen to be here because they were shooting a documentary. So all the right people in the right place. We still don't have a name of the driver who was injured in all this. We're live tonight. Fairmont Park. John Paul Channel six. Action News. Sarah Gray. John, thank you.