Off-Duty Yonkers Firefighter David Almanza Saved Child from Hudson River

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Off-Duty Yonkers Firefighter David Almanza Saved Child from Hudson River

YONKERS, NY — September 8, 2014 — David Almanza, an off-duty Yonkers Firefighter who completed his “probie” status saved a 6-year old child from the Hudson River near the JFK Marina yesterday night. The child was noticed to be in the water at about 6:48 p.m.,

Sunday, September 7^th. Within four minutes time, the Yonkers Firefighter pulled the child from the river. The child was taken to a local hospital and was expected to recover. The former “probie” attempted to save Boyce Coleman, whose identity was then unknown, who also attempted to save the child, but the “probie” could not be extricate him from the water. Mr. Coleman was one among a small group of men and one woman who attempted the rescue.

FULL ARTICLE: http://www.yonkerstribune.com/2014/09/off-duty-yonkers-firefighter-saved-child-in-hudson-river

[bad box 371]

Kind of strange that the spokesperson for Y.P.D. doesn't mention that the child was rescued by an off duty Y.F.D. Firefighter, but he does give credit to the N.Y.P.D. for recovering a dead body later on.

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2014/09/07/mans-body-recovered-hudson-yonkers/15262939/

[FirNaTine 370]

Still don't understand how a City like Yonkers with many bodies of water around don't have a Dive Team. Mind boggling!

[Flashpoint 94]

Didn't County PD Marine 3 rescue the firefighter? If you listen to the dispatch audio, they found him clinging to a log.

[mfc2257 464]

I'm confused. Is this the same rescue? Great reporting... Same or different, one sentence could have clarified it.

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2014/09/09/woman-recounts-rescue-autistic-boy-hudson-river/15342961/

[velcroMedic1987 330]

Different articles are reporting entirely different stories and if you read the comments it would seem that none of them are accurate. LOL