What started out as a fun day of surfing for two Kellam High School students turned into an effort to save someone’s life.
When Ian Arnett and Kellen Good were enjoying a beautiful day in the Sandbridge section of Virginia Beach, they noticed something.
“We were down at Little Island right by the pier… the waves were pretty rough. There’s these guys waving us down on the beach—our initial thought was a shark because those are pretty common down by the pier,” said Ian.
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They thought someone was trying to warn them to get out of the water, but as Ian soon learned, it wasn’t that.
“We were paddling right back in. We caught a wave and then we looked to our side and there’s these guys swimming out to this dude who is face down in the water,” said Ian. “That was pretty shocking to see.”
Ian says he jumped into action.