pull him under the bridge. he's starting to slip under the bridge and his head was going under water. we're trying to pull him straight up and it really wasn't working, the physics of that. his boots were full of water and his turnout pants were full of water and that was helping to hold him down, so he was very heavy trying to pull him out. >> while the force of the stream is crushing his chest against the bridge, the water's temperature is just above freezing, zapping whatever energy todd has left. responding to a call from another firefighter, sheriff major rick albers arrives on scene. the officer has just completed training. >> from my experience in training in swift water rescue, he wasn't going to be able to be pulled up just by his arms. he would have had to almost put him in half to get him up from that position.