Around 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Michael Friedlander, 14, of Darnestown, Md. in Montgomery County, was on the beach at 143rd Street in front of his family’s summer condo preparing for an early morning surfing session with a group of friends when he was called into service on a rescue mission. His mother, Debbie Friedlander, said she was in the condo when she heard a strange sound which she later identified as a man desperately calling for help.
Debbie Friedlander said her husband also heard the screaming victim and ran down to the beach, but by the time he got down to the water’s edge, their son, Michael, had already handled the situation.
“They were preparing to go surfing and Michael was waxing his board on the beach when he heard the victim screaming in distress,” she said later on Tuesday. “Michael grabbed his friend’s board and dove into the water and pulled the man in to safety. When my husband arrived on the beach, the man couldn’t thank him enough and said over and over ‘your son just saved my life.’”
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3 comments:
Awesome!!
I always say that so many people are saved by the surfers.
They are out before the guards come on the beach, and after the guards leave the beach.
They are using expert swimmers as well.
Good job!!
Nice job, sir!
Way to go young man.
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