{"id":2372,"date":"2026-07-10T22:12:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T22:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2372"},"modified":"2026-07-10T22:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T22:12:52","slug":"two-elite-rowers-and-some-good-samaritans-rescued-a-man-who-drove-into-the-schuylkill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2372","title":{"rendered":"Two elite rowers and some good Samaritans rescued a man who drove into the Schuylkill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two elite rowers and a couple of bystanders jumped into action \u2014 and into the water \u2014 Friday afternoon to rescue a man who drove his car into the Schuylkill. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2370\">Democrat Mark Pinsley\u2019s former campaign manager enters guilty plea for fraudulent petitions in 2024 auditor general race<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Libby Peters, a 43-year-old former college rowing coach from Fairmount, was being interviewed for a documentary near St. Joe\u2019s Boathouse when she heard a crash. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI saw water up in the air, and I looked and saw a vehicle, pretty far off \u2014 it was strange how far into the river it had gotten,&#8221; Peters said. She ran to the dock, and dived into the water.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>As she swam, she saw the car beginning to sink, Peters said. She reached the car and shouted at the driver to wake him up. The doors were locked, she said, so she began pulling him through the window. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe car was sinking, and he was going in and out of consciousness, so I just kept trying to keep him awake,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I was pretty worried that once the car went down I wouldn\u2019t be able to hold on to him anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>As the car went underwater, Peters realized she was not alone: A man and a woman who had seen the crash had retrieved lifejackets from the boathouse and swam out to help. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI just thank God that just as the car went under, they got there, the two other swimmers, and they had life jackets,\u201d Peters said. \u201cThe three of us together were able to keep him afloat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2368\">Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to miss All-Star Game, next mound start because of left knee irritation<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Temple University\u2019s head coach for women\u2019s rowing, Rebecca Grzybowski, was also at the river for the documentary. When she saw her former teammate from the U.S. Women\u2019s National Rowing Team dive into the river, she fired up one of the small motor boats used by rowing coaches and headed onto the water. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201dIt was almost like we both knew what we needed to do,&#8221; Grzybowski said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Grzybowski estimated that Peters and the good Samaritans swam about 200 meters (about 650 feet) in water that was about 10 feet deep.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>When they got back to shore, emergency medical personnel took over. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur job was getting him out of there, responding quickly,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m really glad that we were in the right place in the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>A police captain on scene said he wasn\u2019t sure of the man\u2019s status. A tow truck lifted the magenta Chevrolet sedan from the river Friday afternoon. Divers with the police department were seen coming to shore. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Peters said she\u2019d been told the man was \u201cOK,\u201d and said she\u2019s grateful for everyone who helped. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI feel a ton of gratitude,\u201d Peters said. \u201cI think that there were a lot of factors and had one thing not been in place, it would have been a really different outcome.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2366\">Abington looks to ban e-bikes at parks and trails, citing safety concerns<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former U.S. Women\u2019s National Rowing Team members were along the Schuylkill for a documentary when the crash happened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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