Man Jumps Into River To Pull Woman From Sinking Car

Jun 21, 2021 by apost team

What started as a typical day at the gym quickly turned into a hectic day full of panic and heroism. A man from the state of New Jersey performed a courageous act when he jumped into a nearby river to help save an elderly woman. Jason Moss, 30, drove across the bridge from Lyndhurst, New Jersey, to Nutley, New Jersey, to help a woman whose car had submerged in the Passaic River. Not only was the car still stuck in the river, but the woman was also trapped inside her vehicle, completely unconscious.

Moss immediately knew he needed to jump in and help, and that’s exactly what he did. He leaped into the water to help save the woman from drowning and get her back on land to safety. After struggling to rescue the older woman from her sinking SUV, Moss was finally able to open the car door and pull her out to the shore where she could once again breathe and receive the medical help she needed.

The scary and dangerous incident occurred in June 2016 and has continued to resonate with people all around the world due to Moss’s act of kindness and bravery. By tapping into his fearless nature and with some help from his overwhelming rush of adrenaline, Moss was able to help the woman in need and has lauded himself as a hero in the process. People in the man’s hometown and all over the globe have been calling him a hero for risking his own life to rescue the older woman from her sinking black SUV.

Moss, an IT sales manager, told ABC News that he was leaving his local gym in Lyndhurst on June 14, 2016, when he heard a man “screaming about a car in the river.” After Moss saw the sinking SUV in the Passaic River, he made the quick decision to drive across the bridge separating Lyndhurst from Nutley to try to help as “instinct and adrenaline” surged through his body.

Once he arrived at the river, he quickly ripped off his dress clothes and put on his gym shorts before heading into the water. “When I got to the car, I saw that the driver was completely unconscious,” Moss said. “Her seat belt was undone, and she was just floating inside.” He had to work fast and meticulously as he tried to rescue the woman. 

According to ABC News, the car door wouldn’t budge at first, but after using all of his strength and might, he was finally able to pry it open and pull the driver to shore. “That was the scariest moment,” the hero revealed. “I knew if I couldn’t get the door open, she would die. I wouldn’t have been able to live with that guilt.”

First responders arrived at the scene shortly after and took the woman, a 50-year-old Cranford, New Jersey resident, to the hospital, where she was treated for non-threatening injuries. Moss was also taken to hospital to treat some cuts on his feet but was released shortly after. ABC News reported that the Nutley Police Department recovered the black SUV from the river later that day.

Moss said that he “Just did what I hope any other person would’ve done," adding, “If there’s anything I hope people get out of this, I just hope they pay it forward.”

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