Trooper Christopher Cady jumped into Cross Lake and used a window punch to break through a sinking vehicle’s sunroof, freeing a trapped man with help from a Good Samaritan.
CATO, NY — A New York State trooper and a quick-thinking bystander rescued a man trapped inside a sinking vehicle at a Cayuga County marina after the trooper entered the water and smashed through the vehicle’s sunroof.
Trooper Christopher Cady responded to Cross Lake Marina in the town of Cato on Sunday, October 4, at approximately 2:37 p.m., following an emergency report of a vehicle sinking at the boat launch ramp.
The man was trapped inside the vehicle as it sank into Cross Lake…