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>> while the force of the stream is crushing his chest against the bridge, the melt water's temperature is just above freezing, sapping whatever energy todd has left. responding to a call from another firefighter, sheriff major rick albers arrives on scene. the officer has just recently completed swift water rescue training. >> from my experience in training in swift water rescue, he wasn't going to be able to be pulled out just by his arms. they would had to have almost get him in half to get him up from that position. >> myself and a sheriff's deputy determined the only way we were going to ...

Water and that was helping to hold him down. so it was very heavy, trying to pull him out. >> while the force of the stream is crushing his chest against the bridge, the melt water's temperature is just above freezing, sapping whatever energy todd has left. responding to a call from another firefighter, sheriff major rick albers arrives on scene. the officer has just recently completed swift water rescue training. >> from my experience in training in swift water rescue, he wasn't going to be able to be pulled out just by his arms. they would had to have almost get him in half to get him up fro...

To get him out, because it was not working, trying to pull him straight up. >> on bunker pants, they have suspenders that go up, and i was a i believe to feel down his suspenders and be able to grab as much of the pants and pull. >> come on! >> with all his might, major albers yanks the fireman back upstream, but the waterlogged man is so heavy, he's pulling the officer in, too. just at that moment, former paramedic, pam string, grabs the major. >> she grabbed ahold of my legs, which really helped me at that time. i will never forget it. and i was able to pull up enough and get his lower body,...

Is crushing his chest against the bridge, the melt water's temperature is just above freezing, sapping whatever energy todd has left. responding to a call from another firefighter, sheriff major rick albers arrives on scene. the officer has just recently completed swift water rescue training. >> from my experience in training in swift water rescue, he wasn't going to be able to be pulled out just by his arms. they would had to have almost get him in half to get him up from that position. >> myself and a sheriff's deputy determined the only way we were going to get him out of the water was to p...

Straight up. >> on bunker pants, they have suspenders that go up, and i was able to feel down his suspenders and be able to grab as much of the pants and pull. >> come on! >> with all his might, major albers yanks the fireman back upstream, but the waterlogged man is so heavy, he's pulling the officer in too. just at that moment, former paramedic, pam strong grabs the major. >> she grabbed ahold of my legs, which really helped me at that time, i will never forget it, and i was able to pull up enough and get his lower body, hips, upstream, and pull up enough that i got him up on to the bridge, ...