Crime & Safety
Off-Duty Firefighter And Fisherman Rescue 3 Women After Car Plunges Into Water In Massachusetts
"I took the sledgehammer, reached down under the water and tapped the window and it broke instantly," said firefighter William Doucette.
May 19, 2025
Three women were saved by quick-acting firefighters, fishermen and bystanders when their car plunged 15 to 20 feet into Harbor Cove in Gloucester, Massachusetts Sunday morning.
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Off-duty firefighter Lt. William "Buddy" Doucette wasted no time jumping into the water just before 11 a.m. when he heard the screech and saw a car flying into the air off the pier landing on the roof and trapping the occupants.
"There wasn't any time to be scared because you had to react to get them out of the water. If they didn't get out of the water they would have died," said Doucette. "It's fight or flight, you either run towards the incident or you run away. I'm always the person that runs towards it."
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