Quantico firefighters to be recognized after saving swimmer

  • Source: Harrisonburg Daily News-Record
  • Published: 08/26/2016 10:53 AM

Two firefighters will be recognized after saving the life of an 83-year-old swimmer near Quantico. The Washington Post reports that Fire Sgt. Steven Denton and firefighter Thomas Seablom of the Marine Corps Base Quantico Fire and Emergency Services will be recognized at a Sept. 1 ceremony. The two helped save the life of 83-year-old Thomas Tobias during a triathlon race on the Potomac River on Saturday. Tobias and his daughter were competing in the race when a wave took him down. His daughter, 51-year-old Ann Marie Chaney, says she grabbed him and helped keep him afloat. Afterward, Seablom maneuvered a rescue boat toward Tobias' location. Denton jumped into the water and pulled the 83-year-old into the boat. The firefighters then revived him using CPR.



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