The Brief
- A 4-year-old boy was rescued from Ryan Lake in Robbinsdale after a woman saw him underwater around 2:45 p.m. Friday.
- Fonta Moore, who was working nearby, jumped in and saved the child before he sank.
- First responders checked the boy, who is doing well, and Moore’s employer is replacing his boots after they were soaked during the rescue.
ROBBINSDALE, Minn. (FOX 9) – A local man’s quick thinking and courage saved a young boy from drowning at a lake in Robbinsdale.
Hero steps in to save a child from the water
What we know:
Fonta Moore was fixing a woman’s water heater near Ryan Lake when the homeowner began screaming that a child was drowning. Moore ran out of the basement and saw the 4-year-old boy in the lake, about 50 to 75 feet from shore.
Moore took everything out of his pockets and jumped into the water to reach the boy before he could sink. …