"All I did was a human act. I'm just a human who did the most human thing you could do which is save someone who can't save themselves."
"potent wind blew a stroller with a baby girl inside of it into Lake Michigan at the city's Belmont Harbor on the afternoon of 18 February. Cundiff told the Chicago Tribune that he was on a nearby bench making a telephone call when he heard terrified screams from the baby's mother."
"He reached the baby and the stroller while they were still facing up and clutched on to both. Cundiff fought to keep the stroller and the baby from sinking under the surface. He treaded water for what he estimated to be up to four minutes, with the baby briefly dipping below the water at a couple of instances."
On February 18, strong winds gusted up to 50 miles per hour at Chicago's Belmont Harbor, blowing a stroller containing a baby girl into Lake Michigan. Lio Cundiff, a trans man nearby, heard the mother's screams and immediately dove into water with temperatures in the mid-30s Fahrenheit. He reached the stroller and baby while treading water for approximately four minutes, keeping them afloat despite the baby briefly submerging twice. Another man threw his jacket to help, and together with the mother, they pulled Cundiff and the baby to safety. Both were taken to hospitals for observation and monitoring. Cundiff characterized his actions as a basic human response to someone unable to help themselves.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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