An 8-year-old boy got into a bad situation on Wednesday as he and his cousin tubed down Blue Water Creek off of County Road 33 in Lauderdale County.
Water levels are still dangerously high in the Shoals from Wednesday's rain.
Isaac Brown, a firefighter with Greenhill Volunteer Fire Department, said it was a tense situation as they rescued the child. The child was hanging onto a tree in the rushing water, as they tried to get him to grab the rescue rope and let go of the tree limbs.
"Him being so young, he was just scared to let go of the tree and grab the rope. At that point, we made the decision to put me in the water," said Brown.
Brown said as he jumped into the creek, the water was just about over his head.
"The current was so bad, I couldn't get all the way to him. We had to climb the tree he was in," said Brown.