Man on work break makes heroic rescue in pond behind Publix store, FL cops say

A worker on break behind a Publix supermarket ended up saving someone’s life when he followed cries for help to a pickup truck sinking in a retention pond, according to investigators in Florida.

The act of “selfless heroism” happened Thursday, July 3, at the store on Dunn Avenue in Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said in a July 8 news release.

“Ryan Lauber was taking a quick break … when he heard what sounded like a call for help coming from the pond behind the loading dock,” the sheriff’s office said…

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