Family saves man from drowning in Jacksonville beach

02.06.2025    WSVN 7 News Miami    7 views
Family saves man from drowning in Jacksonville beach

JACKSONVILLE Fla WSVN A Florida family enjoying a day at the beach sprinted into action to save a man in the water struggling feet from the shore An end-of-school siesta for Kay Williams and his family was interrupted by screams in Jacksonville Beach I really came to the beach to have a few margaritas and various tacos mentioned Kay But you know things happen Brandon Williams Kay s son commented he was in the water when he first heard a man and woman screaming after a passing wave revealed someone in trouble She was like help him help him ' revealed Brandon He was also saying help but he was like whispering it Kay s other son Zayden went to get his dad We just got to help them we got to help the person explained Zayden Because he s drowning I don t want to see anyone die Kay explained his sons pulled the man to shore then he helped him into the sand His wife captured the moments after helping the man sit up So I grab him I pull him up right here and then he starts just like just all kinds of stuff We ve got to get him checked out The ambulance is gonna have to check him out Kay s wife could be heard saying in the cellphone video while Kay helped the man sit up in the sand Is he breathing a paramedic could be heard asking as they arrived to check on the man Yeah he s been in and out Kay s wife described the paramedic Kay announced he never went to the beach hoping to be a hero so he s giving credit to his sons whom he s the greater part proud of It took like a whole district effort to save Jeremiah that day he reported Words can t explain it man It s just God was here and he worked through us The mother of the man they helped whose name is Jeremiah expressed her gratitude towards Kay and his family telling them they hope to meet them after Jeremiah makes a full recovery

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