Navy Veteran Heralded as Hero for Courageous Actions He Took to Rescue 2 from Potential Death
Last week, two people were rescued near the San Juan Rapids on the American River near Sacramento, California. But the third man did not make it. It turns out that the man who did not survive was 30-year-old Joshua…
Last week, two people were rescued near the San Juan Rapids on the American River near Sacramento, California. But the third man did not make it.
It turns out that the man who did not survive was 30-year-old Joshua Brandon Crane and that he died helping the other two survive, CBS News reported.
Rescuers from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District who were called to the scene Friday later discovered that Crane had noticed two swimmers struggling in the river and jumped in to help, according to KXTV-TV.
The two people Crane tried to save made it out of the river, KXTV reported. Crane’s body, however, was found downstream of the rapids on Saturday.
“This river could potentially be unforgiving,” Capt. Parker Wilbourn with Metro Fire of Sacramento told KXTV.
In the aftermath of the rescue and Crane’s death, it was revealed that Crane was a fourth-year medical student at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine.
He was also a Navy veteran.
Crane’s sister, Jessica, spoke about how her brother and his humility and constant willingness to help, KXTV reported: