Bystanders rescue man from sinking car in Pennsylvania river
Updated: 6:19 PM EDT Jul 13, 2026
A group of bystanders, including a national rowing team member, rescued a man trapped in a sinking car in the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia over the weekend. Witnesses said the car plunged into the river, and a group of people filming a documentary nearby saw the incident and jumped into action to save the driver. “We were holding him up against the car. The car went under and just as that happened, there were two other swimmers who got out there just in time and they had life jackets,” rescuer Libby Peters said. The man was taken to the hospital for treatment, and the car was removed from the river.
, Pa. —
A group of bystanders, including a national rowing team member, rescued a man trapped in a sinking car in the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia over the weekend.
Witnesses said the car plunged into the river, and a group of people filming a documentary nearby saw the incident and jumped into action to save the driver.
“We were holding him up against the car. The car went under and just as that happened, there were two other swimmers who got out there just in time and they had life jackets,” rescuer Libby Peters said.
The man was taken to the hospital for treatment, and the car was removed from the river.