The two men jumped from a cruise ship dock to rescue the woman, who was weighted down by her wheelchair and sinking into the ocean.
He says he saw people running, including friend Randolph Donovan, with whom he works as an entertainer for visitors to the island.The 34-year-old Donovan jumped about 10 feet down off the dock into the ocean. A young woman in a wheelchair was sinking."I got her out of her wheelchair," Donovan told CNN. Someone on the dock threw down a life preserver, he said.
If the ship had shifted a few yards, the three could have been crushed against the dock, Hamilton said.A spokeswoman for Carnival Cruise Line declined to identify the passenger who was rescued, but told CNN,"The guest was seen by our medical team and did not sustain injuries. A complimentary replacement wheelchair has been provided for the duration of the cruise."Strangers now call them heroes Hamilton and Donovan said the governor and a legislator applauded their rescue efforts.
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