On July 3, 2022, a 16-year-old young man did not hesitate to jump into a river in the US state of Mississippi to save three women and a police officer from drowning.
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At 16, Corion Evans was becoming a local hero in the United States. On the night of July 3, 2022, this young man was near the town of Moss Point on the banks of the Pascagoula River, a river in the state of Mississippi. The driver of the car lost control of her vehicle around 2:30 a.m. The latter leaves the road and ends up in a river six meters from the roadway. Three women are on board. According to the Moss Point City Police Department press release, the driver of the vehicle “said she was following her GPS and didn’t realize she was going straight to the water.”.
“I couldn’t let her die”
Witnessing the scene Corion Evans doesn’t hesitate. He takes off his shoes and shirt and puts his phone away before jumping into the water to help the victims. “I just thought I couldn’t let her die. They had to come out of the water. So I went looking for them », the teenager reported to local TV station WLOX. At the same time, the three occupants of the car managed to get out of the vehicle, which was almost completely submerged, and to find shelter on the roof. When they were level, Corion Evans then helped the three young girls swim to shore.
In addition to this trio, Corion Evans also rescued Garry Mercer, a police officer who was present at the scene. The latter had dived into the water to help the victims. According to police, he was in a bad position in the water when he led one of the women back to shore. The victim suddenly panicked and dragged the officer under the water. “I turned and saw the police officeradded Corion Evans. He sank and screamed for help. So I went to pick it up too.”. The four victims and Corion are alive and well.
A heroic gesture
A heroic rescue highlighted by the Moss Point Police Department. Officials gave plenty of praise to Corion Evans “His courage and selflessness, going so far as to risk his life to help the victims. If he hadn’t intervened, the situation could have been very different.”.
Reassured that nothing happened to her son as he tried to save the lives of the four, the teenager’s mother also said it was her “very proud of Corion”. One of the victims even said on Facebook that Corion did it “save life”just before his ” last breath “. Gary Mercer was also commended for his intervention.