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Because there's no way that's going to happen. >> rocky sees the woman trapped in the sinking car is wracked with fear and knows he needs to act fast. >> i got on the left rear bumper and started pounding on the window on that side. i was giving it all i had, and i just could not get it to break. >> by now a few other rescuers have made their way out to the car. as rocky continues to beat the window, howard makes his way to the front of the car. >> i'm kind of leaning on the hood and the windshield, the water had completely submerged the car at that point there. we couldn't see. the water was ...

Drift. >> both rocky and howard know if they don't act, there's no one else around, and she could be in real trouble. luckily, rocky is a doctor trained in trauma life support so he doesn't hesitate to help. >> the front starts to go under pretty rapidly. i decided i'm going to go out there. >> the water was freezing cold. it was unbearable, actually. rocky and i were actually holding hands because we don't know what the water is like, and about that time we get about halfway out and the water is getting deeper. the vehicle really starts to sink quicker, and at that point there we start swimmi...

Yelling and one guy says to me, hey, that's my sister and thanks for saving her life. >> the woman's brother gives rocky some unexpected news. saving her that day is really the icing on the cake. >> one of the coolest things is it turns out that was her birthday. >> what a birthday gift. a second chance at life. when the fire department arrives, they are all pulled to dry, solid ground. and then a bit later when the car is towed out, a mysterious finding. all four of the car windows are up. how the driver's side window opened just enough to let her out and then closed again? no one knows. >> w...

It was unbearable, actually. rocky and i were actually holding hands because we don't know what the water is like, and about that time we get about halfway out and the water is getting deeper. the vehicle really starts to sink quicker, and at that point there we start swimming. >> the water is at least 10 feet deep in spots and by the time rocky and howard reach the car it's almost completely submerged. >> i just remember looking at this woman screaming on the other side of the window thinking, that's got to be the worst thing you can ever go through. i nearly drowned when i was a kid. and so ...

Arrives, they are all pulled to dry, solid ground. and then a bit later when the car is towed out, a mysterious finding. all four of the car windows are up. how the driver's side window opened just enough to let her out and then closed again? no one knows. >> well, somebody was watching over her, i really think. the water probably shorted out the system of the windows. >> no matter how the windows managed to open, rocky and howard are both glad they were driving by just at that moment. >> the fact is, here was somebody that was in distress that couldn't help themselves. we just reacted. >> a l...